Sylvilagus Gray 1867

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Sylvilagus Gray 1867

Sylvilagus Gray 1867 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20: 221.

Type Species: Lepus sylvaticus Bachman 1837

Synonyms: Hydrolagus Gray 1867 ; Limnolagus Mearns 1897 ; Paludilagus Hershkovitz 1950 .

Species and subspecies: 17 species with 62 subspecies in 3 subgenera:

Subgenus Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) Gray 1867

Subgenus Sylvilagus (Tapeti) Gray 1867

Subgenus Sylvilagus (Microlagus) Trouessart 1897

Species Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus (Bachman 1837)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. aquaticus Bachman 1837

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. littoralis Nelson 1909

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii (Baird 1858)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. audubonii Baird 1858

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. arizonae Mearns 1896

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. baileyi Merriam 1897

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. confinis J. Allen 1898

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. goldmani Nelson 1904

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. minor Mearns 1896

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) audubonii subsp. warreni Nelson 1907

Species Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani ( Waterhouse 1839)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani subsp. bachmani Waterhouse 1839

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani subsp. cerrosensis J. Allen 1898

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani subsp. cinerascens J. Allen 1890

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani subsp. exiguus Nelson 1907

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani subsp. howelli Huey 1927

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani subsp. ubericolor Miller 1899

Species Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis ( Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. brasiliensis Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. andinus Thomas 1897

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. apollinaris Thomas 1920

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. capsalis Thomas 1913

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. caracasensis Mondolfi and Méndez Aroche 1957

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. chillae Anthony 1957

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. chotanus Hershkovitz 1938

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. defilippi Cornalia 1850

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. fulvescens J. Allen 1912

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. gibsoni Thomas 1918

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. inca Thomas 1913

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. kelloggi Anthony 1923

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. meridensis Thomas 1904

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. minensis Thomas 1901

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. paraguensis Thomas 1901

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. peruanus Hershkovitz 1950

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. sanctaemartae Hershkovitz 1950

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. surdaster Thomas 1901

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. tapetillus Thomas 1913

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. gabbi J. Allen 1877

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis subsp. truei J. Allen 1890

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) cognatus Nelson 1907

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) cunicularius (Waterhouse 1848)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) cunicularius subsp. cunicularius Waterhouse 1848

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) cunicularius subsp. insolitus J. Allen 1890

Species Sylvilagus dicei Harris 1932

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus J. A. Allen 1890

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. floridanus J. A. Allen 1890

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. alacer Bangs 1896

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. chapmani J. Allen 1899

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. holzneri Mearns 1896

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. mallurus Thomas 1898

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. aztecus J. Allen 1890

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. connectens Nelson 1904

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. hondurensis Goldman 1932

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. macrocorpus Diersing and Wilson 1980

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. orizabae Merriam 1893

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. yucatanicus Miller 1899

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. avius Osgood 1910

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. cumanicus Thomas 1897

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. margaritae Miller 1898

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. nigronuchalis Hartert 1894

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. orinoci Thomas 1900

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. purgatus Thomas 1920

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. superciliaris J. Allen 1899

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) graysoni J. A. Allen 1877

Species Sylvilagus insonus Nelson 1904

Species Sylvilagus mansuetus Nelson 1907

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) nuttallii (Bachman 1837)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) nuttallii subsp. nuttallii Bachman 1837

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) nuttallii subsp. grangeri J. Allen 1895

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) nuttallii subsp. pinetis J. Allen 1894

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) obscurus Chapman et al. 1992

Species Sylvilagus (Tapeti) palustris (Bachman 1837)

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) palustris subsp. palustris Bachman 1837

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) palustris subsp. hefneri Lazell 1984

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) palustris subsp. paludicola Miller and Bangs 1894

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) robustus Bailey 1905

Species Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) transitionalis Bangs 1895

Species Sylvilagus (Tapeti) varynaensis Durant and Guevara 2001

Discussion: Formerly included Brachylagus as a subgenus; see Hall (1981:294); but see also Corbet (1983:14).