Sphiggurus villosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)

Charles A. Woods, 1993, Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 771-806 : 777

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scientific name	Sphiggurus villosus (F. Cuvier, 1823)
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Sphiggurus villosus (F. Cuvier, 1823) View in CoL . Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9:434.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, mountains near Rio de Janeiro, Corcoracto .

DISTRIBUTION: Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul (SE Brazil).

COMMENTS: Considered a distinct species by Husson (1978:489). Cabrera (1961:600-601) included this species in insidiosus; see comment under Sphiggurus ; formerly included in Coendou .