Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis (Linnaeus 1758)

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Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis (Linnaeus 1758)

[Lepus] brasiliensis Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 58 .

Type Locality: "in America meridionali"; type locality restricted by Thomas (1911 a), to Pernambuco, Brazil .

Vernacular Names: Tapeti.

Subspecies: :

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

Distribution: S Tamaulipas ( Mexico) southward through Central and South America as far as Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina and S Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Tapeti ( Gureev, 1964:160) ; he also considered gabbi , which is included here, a distinct species. Formerly included dicei ; revised by Diersing (1981). Two different karyotypes reported, by Guerena-Gandara et al. (1983) (2n=36; FN=68) and by Lorenzo and Cervantes (1995) (2n=40; FN=76). Allozymes described by Cervantes et al. (1999 a).