Proechimys chrysaeolus (Thomas 1898)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1585

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scientific name	Proechimys chrysaeolus (Thomas 1898)
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[Proechimys] chrysaeolus (Thomas 1898) , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 1: 244.

Type Locality: Colombia, Dept. Boyacá, Muzo (valley of Río Carare).

Vernacular Names: Boyaca Spiny Rat.

Distribution: E Colombia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included in the semispinosus group by Gardner and Emmons (1984) but placed in the trinitatus group by Patton (1987). Listed as a subspecies of guyannensis by Cabrera (1961).