Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus (Bachman 1837)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 207

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scientific name	Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus (Bachman 1837)
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[Lepus] aquaticus Bachman 1837 , J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 319.

Type Locality: "...western parts of that state" [Alabama]. Restricted by Nelson (1909:272) to "Western Alabama ".

Vernacular Names: Swamp Rabbit.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. aquaticus Bachman 1837

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. littoralis Nelson 1909

Distribution: S Illinois and SW Indiana, SW Missouri to SE Kansas southward through extreme W Kentucky and W Tennessee to E Oklahoma, E Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and NW South Carolina ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Tapeti ( Gureev, 1964:162) . Reviewed by Chapman and Feldhamer (1981, Mammalian Species, 151).