Tamandua Gray 1825

Tamandua Gray 1825, Ann. Philos., n. s., 10: 343.

Type Species: Myrmecophaga tamandua G. Cuvier 1798

Synonyms: Dryoryx Gloger 1841; Tamanduas F. Cuvier 1829; Uroleptes Wagler 1830; Uropeltes Alston 1880 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species with 8 subspecies:

Species Tamandua mexicana Saussure 1860

Subspecies Tamandua mexicana subsp. mexicana Saussure 1860

Subspecies Tamandua mexicana subsp. instabilis J. A. Allen 1904

Subspecies Tamandua mexicana subsp. opistholeuca Gray 1873

Subspecies Tamandua mexicana subsp. punensis J. A. Allen 1916

Species Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Tamandua tetradactyla subsp. tetradactyla Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Tamandua tetradactyla subsp. nigra Geoffroy 1803

Subspecies Tamandua tetradactyla subsp. quichua Thomas 1927

Subspecies Tamandua tetradactyla subsp. straminea Cope 1889

Discussion: Revised by Wetzel (1975).