Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae 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 2 1575 1592 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Proechimys J. A. Allen 1899 Proechimys J. A. Allen 1899 , Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: 257 . Type Species: Echimys trinitatis J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893 Species and subspecies: 25 species with 16 subspecies: Species Proechimys brevicauda (Gunther 1876) Species Proechimys canicollis J. A. Allen 1899 Species Proechimys chrysaeolus (Thomas 1898) Species Proechimys cuvieri Petter 1978 Species Proechimys decumanus Thomas 1899 Species Proechimys echinothrix da Silva 1998 Species Proechimys gardneri da Silva 1998 Species Proechimys goeldii Thomas 1905 Species Proechimys guairae Thomas 1901 Species Proechimys guyannensis (E. Geoffroy 1803 ) Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. guyannensis E. Geoffroy 1803 Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. arabupu Moojen 1948 Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. arescens Osgood 1944 Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. cherriei Thomas 1899 Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. riparum Moojen 1948 Subspecies Proechimys guyannensis subsp. vacillator Thomas 1903 Species Proechimys hoplomyoides Tate 1939 Species Proechimys kulinae da Silva 1998 Species Proechimys longicaudatus ( Rengger 1830 ) Species Proechimys magdalenae Hershkovitz 1948 Species Proechimys mincae J. A. Allen 1899 Species Proechimys oconnelli J. A. Allen 1913 Species Proechimys pattoni da Silva 1998 Species Proechimys poliopus Osgood 1914 Species Proechimys quadruplicatus Hershkovitz 1948 Species Proechimys roberti Thomas 1901 Species Proechimys semispinosus (Tomes 1860) Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. semispinosus Tomes 1860 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. burrus Bang 1901 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. calidior Thomas 1911 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. centralis Thomas 1896 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. colombianus Thomas 1914 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. goldmani Bole 1937 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. ignotus Kellogg 1946 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. panamensis Thomas 1900 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. rosa Thomas 1900 Subspecies Proechimys semispinosus subsp. rubellus Hollister 1914 Species Proechimys simonsi Thomas 1900 Species Proechimys steerei Goldman 1911 Species Proechimys trinitatus (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893) Species Proechimys urichi J. A. Allen 1899 Discussion: Traditionally divided into 2 subgenera, Proechimys and Trinomys ( Moojen, 1948 ; Thomas, 1921 f ; Woods, 1993 ) but Trinomys was elevated to a genus by Lara et al. (1996) . Proechimys represents one of the most diverse groups of Neotropical rodents with 63 named forms. Reviewed, in part, by Reig et al. (1980) , Gardner and Emmons (1984) , and Patton (1987) . May include Hoplomys (see Patton and Reig, 1989 ; Lara et al., 1996 ). The species-level taxonomy of the group is controversial, and in need of a major revision. Gardner and Emmons (1984) and Patton (1987) grouped taxa into species groups. Further revision of the genus is in progress by J. Patton (pers. comm.).