Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:59.

TYPE LOCALITY: Surinam, Peninka, Peninka Creek and Cennewijne River .

DISTRIBUTION: Lesser Antilles; Venezuela; Guianas; Amazonian and E. Brazil; introduced into the Virgin Islands.

COMMENT: Recognized as D. agouti cayana by Cabrera, 1961:585-586; but see Husson, 1978:457, 466, who included agouti in this species; may also include cristata . Includes albida, antillensis, and noblei; see Varona, 1974:75, who included these forms in agouti .