Order Lagomorpha Author Robert S. Hoffmann text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 807 827 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353088 1-56098-217-9 7353088 Sylvilagus Gray, 1867 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20:221 . TYPE SPECIES: Lepus sylvaticus Bachman, 1837 (= Lepus sylvaticus floridanus J. Allen, 1890 ). SYNONYMS: Hydrolagus Gray, 1867 ; Limnolagus Mearns, 1897 ; Microlagus Trouessart, 1897 ; Paludilagus Hershkovitz, 1950 ; Tapeti Gray, 1867 . COMMENTS: Formerly included Brachylagus as a subgenus; see Hall (1981:294) ; but see also Corbet (1983:14) .