Cabassous McMurtrie, 1831 . Anim. Kingdom, 1:164.

TYPE SPECIES: Dasypus unicinctus Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.

SYNONYMS: Arizostus Gloger, 1841; Lysiurus Ameghino, 1891; Tatusia Lesson, 1827 (part); Tatoua Gray, 1865; Xenurus Wagler, 1830 (preoccupied); Ziphila Gray, 1873 .

COMMENTS: Revised by Wetzel (1980).