Sphiggurus insidiosus (Olfers 1818)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Erethizontidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1545-1550 : 1548

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scientific name	Sphiggurus insidiosus (Olfers 1818)
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[Coendou] insidiosus Olfers 1818 , Neue Bibl. Reisenb.: 211.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahía, Salvador.

Vernacular Names: Bahia Porcupine.

Synonyms: Sphiggurus pallidus (Waterhouse 1848) .

Distribution: Atlantic coastal region SE Brazil.

Conservation: Unknown. IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as S. insidiosus, Extinct as S. pallidus .

Discussion: Reviewed by Voss and Angermann (1997), who included pallidus . Husson (1978) placed in Sphiggurus and included melanurus but see Voss and Angermann (1997). Karyotype has 2n=62 and FN=76 ( Lima, 1994).