Other / Unknown · Uruguay · 1878

URU-1878ID case-903b07caa3Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 30, 2026

The account

Observers report a worm-shaped land animal called the minhocao in South America that creates large trenches and was once found dead near Arapohy.

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Creature: Other / Unknown
Where: Uruguay
mapped to country level · from the country named in the report (exact place not found)
Fallback location (drawn hollow on the map): this is the country named in the report (exact place not found).
When: Apr 1878
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source (3 documents; copies and reprints are not confirmations)
Added to map: Oct 30, 2026
Case id: case-903b07caa3

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