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).