Sphiggurus spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823) . Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9:433.

TYPE LOCALITY: Paraguay, along the Paranâ River .

DISTRIBUTION: Paraguay, S and E Brazil, NE Argentina, Uruguay.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Uruguay).

SYNONYMS: affinis, couiy, nigricans, paragayensis, roberti, sericeus .

COMMENTS: Possibly restricted to the shores of the Paranâ River. Formerly included in Coendou; see Husson (1978) and comment under Sphiggurus . Emmons and Feer (1990:200) considered the correct species name to be paragayensis Oken, 1816, which does predate Cuvier's name, but Cabrera (1961:602) noted that Oken's names are not recognized. If Oken's name is accepted, then the type species for Sphiggurus becomes paragayensis (see Tate, 1935:307).