Myoprocta Thomas 1903
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Myoprocta Thomas 1903
Myoprocta Thomas 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12: 464.
Type Species: Cavia acouchy Erxleben 1777
Species and subspecies: 2 species:
Species Myoprocta acouchy (Erxleben 1777)
Species Myoprocta pratti Pocock 1913
Discussion: Voss et al. (2001) contributed substantially to the nomenclatural stability of this genus (see comments under M. acouchy) but additional revision, especially for the green acouchi is needed. Although two species have long been recognized, the green and the red acouchies, the nomenclature for these two forms is confusing (see Voss et al., 2001). Emmons and Feer (1997:230) suggested that hybridization may have occurred in Colombia in the headwaters of the Río Uaupés and the hybrid forms has been given the name M. milleri. Voss et al. (2001) suggested that these two forms are allopatrically distributed.
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/A302D97071C790E6C77A18C62FC6C6CA (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/132A2776029C38E18CD141A76F02BBA4 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231540448 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Thomas
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Dasyproctidae
- Genus
- Myoprocta
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Myoprocta Thomas, 1903 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Thomas, O. 1903. Notes on Neotropical mammals of the genera Felis, Hapale, Oryzomys, Akodon, and Ctenomys, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 12: 234 - 243.
- Erxleben, J. C. P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates, cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Weygandianis, Lipsiae, 636 pp.
- Emmons, L. H., and F. Feer. 1997. Neotropical rainforest mammals. A field guide. Second edition, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 307 pp., 36 pls.