Taxonavigation
Familia: Capromyidae
Subfamilia: †Isolobodontinae
Genus: †Isolobodon
Species: †Isolobodon portoricensis
Name
- †Isolobodon portoricensis J. A. Allen, 1916: 19
Holotype: AMNH 38409a, skull with nasals and entire upper dentition complete, but lacks part of one zygoma and the posterior to fronto-parietal braincase suture.
Type locality: “Cueva de la Seiba, near Utuado, Puerto Rico.”
Synonyms
- †Ithydontia levir Miller, 1922: 5 [synonymized by Reynolds, Koopman & Williams (1953: 6)]
Holotype: USNM 10735, right mandibular tooth probably M1 or M2.
Type locality: “in the larger of the two caves northeast of St. Michel de l´Atalaye, northwest end of the Central Plain of Haiti.”
References
Primary references
- Allen, J. A. 1916. An extinct octodont from the island of Porto Rico, West Indies. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 27: 17–22. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1916.tb55182.x
- Miller, G.S. 1922. Remains of mammals form the caves in the Republic of Haiti. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 74(3): 1–8.
- Reynolds, T. E., Koopman, K.F. & Williams, E.E. 1953. A cave faunule from western Puerto Rico with a discussion of the genus Isolobodon. Breviora 12: 1–8.
Additional references
- Flemming, C. & McPhee, R.D.E. 199. Redetermination of Holotype of Isolobodon portoricensis (Rodentia, Capromyidae), with Notes on Recent Mammalian Extinctions in Puerto Rico. American Museum Novitates 3278: 1–11. handle.
Links
- Isolobodon portoricensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Turvey, S. & Dávalos, L. 2008. IUCN: Isolobodon portoricensis (Extinct). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T10860A3223144. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10860A3223144.en
Vernacular names
English: Puerto Rican Hutia
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