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title: "Kogelgordeldier"
description: "Tolypeutes matacus — Zoogdieren. The southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), also known as La Plata three-banded armadillo or Azara's domed armadillo, is an armadillo species from South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-three-banded-armadillo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kogelgordeldier

> Tolypeutes matacus — Zoogdieren. The southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), also known as La Plata three-banded armadillo or Azara's domed armadillo, is an armadillo species from South America.

- Scientific name: *Tolypeutes matacus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 305
- Wikidata: [Q75070](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75070)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47081](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47081)

## Names

- en: Southern Three-banded Armadillo
- de: Südliches Kugelgürteltier
- es: Tatú bolita
- fr: Tatou à trois bandes du Sud
- nl: Kogelgordeldier
- pt: Mataco
- pl: Bolita południowa

## Countries with the most observations

AR (114), PY (50), BO (29), BR (17)

## Summary

The southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), also known as La Plata three-banded armadillo or Azara's domed armadillo, is an armadillo species from South America. It is found in parts of northern Argentina, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, at elevations from sea level to 770 m (2,530 ft).
The southern three-banded armadillo and the other member of the genus Tolypeutes, the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, are the only species of armadillos capable of rolling into a complete ball to defend themselves. The three characteristic bands that cover the back of the animal allow it enough flexibility…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_three-banded_armadillo

## Photo

![Kogelgordeldier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-three-banded-armadillo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110392151

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-three-banded-armadillo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).