Family Agoutidae Gray, 1821 . London Med. Repos., 15:304.

SYNONYMS: Cuniculidae .

COMMENTS: The familial or subfamilial status of this taxon is debated; Husson (1978:472) and Cabrera (1961:593) placed in Agoutidae; Hall (1981:858) placed in Agoutinae of the Dasyproctidae; Starrett (1967:269) placed in Cuniculinae of the Dasyproctidae; and Ellerman (1940:221) in the Cuniculidae . As Cuniculus is unavailable (see comments under Agouti), Agoutidae is the proper familial name.