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GENUS Tapirus
| Author: | Brisson, 1762. | | Citation: | Regnum Animale, 2nd ed.: 12, 81. | | Type Species: | Hippopotamus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758. | | Comments: | The genus is available from Brisson, 1762 (Opinion 1894, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1998). Nominate T. terrestris group also includes T. pinchaque; analysis of mtDNA indicates that T. terrestris and T. pinchaque are sister species (Ashley et al., 1996); T. bairdii or Tapirella group is monotypic; T. indicus or Acrocodia group is monotypic among living forms; Acrocodia separated as a genus by Eisenberg et al. (1987). |
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| Offspring: SPECIES bairdii SPECIES indicus SUBSPECIES indicus SUBSPECIES brevetianus SPECIES pinchaque SPECIES terrestris SUBSPECIES terrestris SUBSPECIES aenigmaticus SUBSPECIES colombianus SUBSPECIES spegazzinii | Synonyms:
Acrocodia Goldman, 1913
Chinchecus Trouessart, 1898
Cinchacus Gray, 1873
Elasmognathus Gill, 1865
Hydrochoerus Gray, 1821
Pinchacus Hershkovitz, 1954
Rhinochoerus Wagler, 1830
Syspotamus Billburg, 1827
Tapir Blumenbach, 1779
Tapyra Liais, 1872
Tapirella Palmer, 1903
Tapirussa Frisch, 1775
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