Dasyprocta punctata

J. E. Gray, 1842

Central American Agouti

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Cavioidea
Family : Dasyproctidae
Genus : Dasyprocta

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324288

Original name as described

Dasyprocta punctata

Type locality

"South America." Restricted by G. G. Goodwin in 1946 to Realejo, Nicaragua.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. variegata; likely includes ruatanica based on recent mtDNA molecular data, although this same study indicates that punctata likely represents a species complex and until further studies address this further using nuclear data, no taxonomic change will be made here

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · Teta, P., & Reyes-Amaya, N. (2021). Uncovering species boundaries through qualitative and quantitative morphology in the genus Dasyprocta (Rodentia, Caviomorpha), with emphasis in D. punctata and D. variegata. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(6), 1548-1563. · Ruiz-García, M., Cáceres, A. M., Luengas-Villamil, K., Aliaga-Rossel, E., Zeballos, H., Singh, M. D., & Shostell, J. M. (2022). Mitogenomic phylogenetics and population genetics of several taxa of agouties (Dasyprocta sp., Dasyproctidae, Rodentia): molecular nonexistence of some claimed endemic taxa. Mammal Research, 1-31.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001225

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dasyprocta variegata chocoensis

J. A. Allen, 1915

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

chocoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32153

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32153

Authority page

627

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719998

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Dasyprocta fuliginosa candelensis

J. A. Allen, 1915

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

candelensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33902

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33902

Authority page

625

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719996

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta pandora

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

pandora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1850.1.26.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/63c72850-3eff-46f0-a4be-4dd04df7d8f3

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611327

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Dasyprocta isthmica

Alston, 1876

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

isthmica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.10.25.2

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b608ffc-fe61-4141-b10e-2b6d8c4ccd02

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099530

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. True (1885:600, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Bangs (1902:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Dasyprocta punctata nuchalis

E. A. Goldman, 1917

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

nuchalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10081

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10081

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334967

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta colombiana

Bangs, 1898

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

colombiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8008

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8008

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263603

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dasyprocta callida

Bangs, 1901

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

callida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8443

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8443

Authority page

635

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42539668

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Dasyprocta punctata zuliae

Ojasti, 1972

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

zuliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNLS 094

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

190

Authority publication

Memorias de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle

Dasyprocta punctata pallidiventris

Bole in Aldrich & Bole, 1937

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

pallidiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 121264

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39693642

Authority publication

Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata yucatanica

E. A. Goldman, 1913

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

yucatanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108293

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f97da028-3c7f-45a2-b017-0ea5d58f72ff

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910652

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata dariensis

E. A. Goldman, 1913

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

dariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:179056

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3978d913f-21de-477c-954d-c6fa7ec5bc79

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910651

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata underwoodi

E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

underwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:256459

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c10c74c7-b42a-4a95-a98b-b3acb274bdb9

Authority page

481

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914875

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata bellula

R. Kellogg, 1946

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

bellula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:277152

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cdb74acc-bfce-444f-b0ec-6afb88dcbbe0

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566205

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata richmondi

E. A. Goldman, 1917

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

richmondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:51333

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34129266b-2ac2-421c-9884-5fb60cb6e9fe

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334850

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata chiapensis

E. A. Goldman, 1913

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

chiapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77997

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/330ff8297-06f4-4910-a22c-68a1ac4fd0a4

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910653

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata punctata

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

punctata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

417

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata callida

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

callida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata chocoensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

chocoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata columbiana

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

columbiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1558

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata isthmica

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

isthmica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata pandora

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

pandora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Dasyprocta punctata

J. E. Gray, 1842

Family

Dasyproctidae

Root name

punctata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324288

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. True (1885:600, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Goodwin (1946:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/89497686/78319610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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