Order Lagomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 185 211 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus (Bachman 1837) [Lepus] aquaticus Bachman 1837 , J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia , 7: 319 . Type Locality: "...western parts of that state" [ Alabama ]. Restricted by Nelson (1909:272) to "Western Alabama ". Vernacular Names: Swamp Rabbit . Subspecies: : Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. aquaticus Bachman 1837 Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. littoralis Nelson 1909 Distribution: S Illinois and SW Indiana , SW Missouri to SE Kansas southward through extreme W Kentucky and W Tennessee to E Oklahoma , E Texas , Louisiana , Alabama , Mississippi and NW South Carolina ( USA ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Tapeti ( Gureev, 1964:162 ) . Reviewed by Chapman and Feldhamer (1981 , Mammalian Species, 151).