Catagonus wagneri Rusconi 1930

Catagonus wagneri Rusconi 1930, An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Bernardino Rivadavia, 36: 231.

Type Locality: Argentina, "Llajta-Maiica, tres leguas al noreste de Melero provincia de Santiago del Estero. Época moderna (precolombiana)".

Vernacular Names: Chacoan Peccary.

Distribution: Gran Chaco of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Originally described from pre-Hispanic and subfossil remains; subsequently discovered alive (Wetzel et al., 1975; Wetzel, 1977, 1981). Reviewed by Mayer and Wetzel (1986, Mammalian Species, 259).