Tolypeutes Illiger 1811

Tolypeutes Illiger 1811, Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium: 111.

Type Species: Dasypus tricinctus Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Apara McMurtrie 1831; Cheloniscus Gray 1873; Sphaerocormus Fitzinger 1871; Tolypoides Grandidier and Neveu-Lemaire 1905; Matacus Rafinesque 1815; Tolypeutis Olfers 1818; Tolypentes Matschie 1894 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest 1804)

Species Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linnaeus 1758)

Discussion: Reviewed by Wetzel (1985 b).