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Taxonomy
Sus hydrochaeris was named by Linnaeus (1766) [see ICZN Opinion 1894]. It is extant. It is the type species of Hydrochoerus.
It was recombined as Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris by Hay (1902), Mones and Ojasti (1986) and International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998); it was recombined as Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris by Prado et al. (1998); it was misspelled as Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris by Salles et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris by Hay (1902), Mones and Ojasti (1986) and International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998); it was recombined as Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris by Prado et al. (1998); it was misspelled as Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris by Salles et al. (2006).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1766 | Sus hydrochaeris Linnaeus p. 103 |
| 1766 | Cavia capybara Pallas |
| 1777 | Hydrochaerus capybara Erxleben p. 193 |
| 1872 | Capiguara americana Liais p. 545 |
| 1883 | Hydrochoerus capybara Giebel p. 512 |
| 1889 | Hydrochoerus irroratus Ameghino p. 911 |
| 1902 | Hydrochoerus capybara Ameghino |
| 1902 | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Hay p. 734 |
| 1914 | Hydrochoerus uruguayensis Ameghino and Rovereto p. 143 |
| 1968 | Hydrochoerus cololoi Berro p. 46 |
| 1986 | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Mones and Ojasti p. 1 |
| 1998 | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature p. 64 |
| 1998 | Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris Prado et al. p. 788 |
| 2006 | Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Salles et al. p. 9 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 [capybara]
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Invalid names: Capiguara americana Liais 1872 [synonym], Cavia capybara Pallas 1766 [synonym], Hydrochoerus cololoi Berro 1968 [synonym], Hydrochoerus irroratus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Hydrochoerus uruguayensis Ameghino and Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available