Coendou Lacepede, 1799 . Tabl. Mamm., p. 11.

COMMENT: Formerly included Sphiggurus; see Husson, 1978:484-490. Cabrera, 1961: 600, Walker et al., 1975: 1012, Corbet and Hill, 1980: 189, and Hall, 1981:853, included Sp/riggurus in Coendou .

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