Chibchanomys Voss, 1988 . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 188:321.

TYPE SPECIES: Ichthyomys trichotis Thomas, 1897 .

COMMENTS: Ichthyomyine. Described as a species of Ichthyomys, trichotis was thereafter associated first with Rheomys (Cabrera, 1961; Tate, 1932/1) and then Anotomys (Handley, 1976) . Generic distinctiveness and phylogenetic relationships substantiated by Voss (1988).