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--> FAMILY Caviidae
--> SUBFAMILY Hydrochoerinae
GENUS Hydrochoeris
Author: | Brisson, 1762. | Citation: | Regn. Anim. 2nd ed.: 12. | Type Species: | Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766. | Comments: | Husson (1978:456-457) discussed the spelling of the generic name and concluded that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is not valid because Brisson’s (1762) work was not consistently binominal. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998) ruled that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is valid. Reviewed by Mones (1991). |
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| Offspring: SPECIES hydrochaeris SPECIES isthmius | Synonyms:
Capibara Moussy, 1860 Capiguara Liais, 1872 Hydrochaeris Brunnich, 1772 Hydrochaerus Erxleben, 1777 Hydrocheirus Hollande and Batisse, 1959 Hydrocherus F. Cuvier, 1829 Hydrochoerus Wagler, 1830 Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi, 1934
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