Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832 . Isis, 25: 1221.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Amazonas, Borba, on lower Rio Madeira (= "Amazon River") .

DISTRIBUTION: Colombia, S Venezuela, Surinam, N Brazil, Peru.

STATUS: Common in many areas.

SYNONYMS: caudata.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by J. A. Allen (1915a:625).