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Tapirus Brunnich, 1772

Tapirus Brunnich, 1772; Zool. Fundamenta: 44-45
Elasmognathus Gill, 1865; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 17: 183, TS: Elasmognathus bairdii Gill
Tapirella Palmer, 1903; Science, new ser., 17: 873 (substitute for Elasmognathus Gill, 1865)

Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865)

S.Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. See [About maps] Baird's Tapir
Elasmognathus bairdii Gill, 1865; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 17: 183, TL: Isthmus of Panama

Tapirus dowii (Gill, 1870)

Guatemala, Nicaragua. See [About maps] Dow's Tapir
Elasmognathus dowii Gill, 1870; Amer. Journ. Sci., 50: 142, TL: Guatemala

Same as bairdii?

Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Colombia, Venezuela - Brazil, Paraguay. See [About maps] Brazilian Tapir
terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758); Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 74, TL: Brazil, Pernambuco

Tapirus indicus Desmarest, 1819

Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. See [About maps] Malayan Tapir
Tapirus indicus Desmarest, 1819; Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., 32: 458, TL: Malay Peninsula

Tapirus pinchaque (Roulin, 1829)

N.Andes (Andes of Colombia and Ecuador). See [About maps] Mountain Tapir
pinchaque (Roulin, 1829); Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 18: 46, TL: Colombia, Cundinamarca, paramo de Sumapaz
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