"The central bands are usually six, but the number varies, Its size is nearly that of a woodchuck, being fourteen or sixeen inches long, but the form is flatter and more tortoise-like. It has, like the rest of its brethren, little stupid eyes, and a keen-scented nose, sharp quick-hearing ears." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Six Banded Armadillo

"The central bands are usually six, but the number varies, Its size is nearly that of a woodchuck, being…