Geocapromys thoracatus (True 1888)
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Geocapromys thoracatus (True 1888)
[Geocapromys] thoracatus (True 1888) , Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus ., 11: 469.
Type Locality: "Little Swan Island, one of the two small islands lying at the entrance of the Gulf of Honduras ".
Vernacular Names: Swan Island Hutia.
Distribution: Little Swan Isl.
Conservation: IUCN – Extinct; Clough (1976) stated that thoracatus became extinct in 1950s, possibly as a result of introduced cats on the island.
Discussion: Sometimes included as a subspecies of G. brownii ; see Mohr (1939:77), Hall (1981:866), and Varona (1974:67). Morgan (1985) reconfirmed its status as a distinct species. Reviewed by Morgan (1989 a, Mammalian Species No. 341).
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Geocapromys thoracatus (True 1888)
| Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005 |
[Geocapromys] thoracatus (True 1888)
| True 1888: 469 |