Hydrochoeris Brisson 1762

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Caviidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1552-1556 : 1555

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11330794
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scientific name	Hydrochoeris Brisson 1762
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Hydrochoeris Brisson 1762 , Regn. Anim., 2nd ed.: 12.

Type Species: Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766

Synonyms: Capibara Moussy 1860 ; Capiguara Liais 1872 ; Hydrochaeris Brunnich 1772 ; Hydrochaerus Erxleben 1777 ; Hydrocheirus Hollande and Batisse 1959 ; Hydrocherus F. Cuvier 1829 ; Hydrochoerus Wagler 1830 ; Xenohydrochoerus Rusconi 1934 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766

Species Hydrochoeris isthmius Goldman 1912

Discussion: Husson (1978:456-457) discussed the spelling of the generic name and concluded that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is not valid because Brisson’s (1762) work was not consistently binominal. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998) ruled that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is valid. Reviewed by Mones (1991).