Hoplomys gymnurus (Thomas, 1897) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 20:550.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ecuador, Esmeraldas Prov., Cachavi .

DISTRIBUTION: E.C. Honduras to N. W. Ecuador.

COMMENT: Formerly included hoplomyoides which was transferred to Proechimys by Handley, 1976, Brigham Young Univ. Sci. Bull. Biol. Ser., 20(5):57.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410029007001001.