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--> FAMILY Dasyproctidae
--> GENUS Dasyprocta
SPECIES Dasyprocta punctata
| Author: | Gray, 1842. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser. 1], 10: 264. | | Common Name: | Central American Agouti | | Type Locality: | Nicaragua, Chinadega, El Realejo. | | Distribution: | Chiapas and Yucatan Peninsula (S Mexico) to S Bolivia, N Argentina, and SE Brazil. Introduced into W and E Cuba and the Cayman Isls. | | Status: | CITES – Appendix III (Honduras); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Includes variegata (Goldman, 1913:11); but also see Handley (1976:56) and Emmons and Feer (1997:227) who listed variegata as a distinct species. Hall (1981) recognized 11 subspecies in Central America and Cabrera (1961) recognaized 8 subspecies in South America, however, a comprehensive evaluation of geographic variation is needed. Karyotype of variegata reported as 2n=64 and FN=124 (George and Weir, 1974). |
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