Capromys Desmarest 1822

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Capromyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1593-1599 : 1593

Capromys Desmarest 1822

Capromys Desmarest 1822 , Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris: 185.

Type Species: Capromys fourniere Desmarest 1822

Synonyms: Macrocapromys Arredondo 1958 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species with 3 subspecies:

Species Capromys gundlachianus Varona 1983

Species Capromys pilorides Say 1822

Subspecies Capromys pilorides subsp. pilorides Say 1822

Subspecies Capromys pilorides subsp. doceleguas Varona 1980

Subspecies Capromys pilorides subsp. relictus Allen 1911

Discussion: " Capromys " geayi (Pousarges, 1899) was described from Venezuela, where it was collected in the mountains between La Guayra and Caracas. It was placed in its own genus ( Procapromys ) by Chapman (1901:322). The type specimen is Mus . Nat. Hist. Nat. (Paris) No. 1898-1785 (1834A). No further specimens have ever been collected, and it is possible that the collecting locality was incorrectly recorded. This specimen is likely a juvenile Capromys from Cuba erroneously reported from Venezuela.