| description of karyotype of kerodon acrobata, an endemic rodent in brazilian cerrado. | kerodon acrobata is a caviidae rodent endemic from brazilian cerrado. it was described only in 1997 and the data about it is very scarce. the aim of this work was to characterize the karyotype of k. acrobata. giemsa staining, nucleolar organizer region (nor) banding, c-positive heterochromatin banding and dapi fluorescence were used in n metaphases of a specimen collected in asa branca farm, in aurora do tocantins municipality, tocantins state, brazil. k. acrobata showed the same diploid number, ... | 2014 | 25055111 |