Sphiggurus insidiosus (Lichtenstein, 1818) . Zool. Mus. Univ. Berlin, p. 18-19.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Bahia, Salvador .

DISTRIBUTION: E and Amazonian Brazil, Surinam.

STATUS: Unknown.

SYNONYMS: melanurus .

COMMENTS: Formerly included in Coendou; see Husson (1978:484), and comment under Sphiggurus . Emmons and Feer (1990:199-200) considered melanurus Wagner, 1842, to be a separate species (Black-tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine).