Proechimys gorgonae Bangs, 1905 . Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 46:89.

TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia, Gorgona Island .

DISTRIBUTION: Gorgona Island (Colombia).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Proechimys . Considered a subspecies of cayennensis (= guyannensis) by Cabrera (1961:520), but listed as a species by Emmons and Feer (1990:274).