Romerolagus Merriam, 1896

Robert S. Hoffmann, 1993, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 807-827 : 824

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Romerolagus Merriam, 1896 View in CoL . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 10: 173.

TYPE SPECIES: Lepus diazi Ferrari-Peréz, 1893 View in CoL .

SYNONYMS: Lagomys Herrera, 1897 (not Lagomys Cuvier, 1800 ).

COMMENTS: Whether this monotypic genus represents "the most primitive of the living rabbits and hares" ( Fa and Bell, 1990), or is closer to the more specialized leporids ( Sylvilagus , Oryctolagus , Lepus ) ( Corbet, 1983), or is intermediate ( Hibbard, 1963), remains controversial.