Dasyprocta cristata (Desmarest, 1816) . Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., 2(1):215.
TYPE LOCALITY: Surinam .
DISTRIBUTION: Guianas.
COMMENT: May be synonymous with leporina; see Husson, 1978:464-466, and Hershkovitz, 1972:311-341, in Keast et al., eds, Evolution, Mammals, and Southern Continents.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301410022003006001.