Dasyprocta punctata (Gray, 1842)

Beal, Maxwell R. W., Matzinger, Parker J., Saborío-R., Guido, Noguera Bristan, Jonathan & Olson, Erik R., 2020, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica, Check List 16 (4), pp. 939-950 : 946

Dasyprocta punctata (Gray, 1842)

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Material examined. COSTA RICA • Puntarenas Pro- vince, Piedras Blancas National Park ; stations ID 1–7, 9–22 ( Table 3); first capture on 18 June 2016; camera trap photos .

Identification. The Central American agouti is a medium-sized rodent that varies in color from reddish-brown to orangey-brown or yellowish-brown. Additionally, D. punctata have small ears and resemble ungulates when they move. They can be distinguished from Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766) by their lack of white spots and smaller size ( Wainwright and Arias 2007).