Trinomys paratus Moojen 1948

Trinomys paratus Moojen 1948, Univ. Kansas Publ. Nus Nat. Hist., 1 (19): 382.

Type Locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo, Santa Teresa, Floresta de Capela de São Braz (630 m) (19 o 50’S, 40 o 40’W) .

Vernacular Names: Spiked Atlantic Spiny-rat.

Distribution: Espírito Santo, from Capela de São Braz southward to Cariacia and Itapemirim (SE Brazil).

Discussion: Recognized as a subspecies of iheringi by Moojen (1948) and Pessôa and Reis (1996) but elevated to a species based on sequence analysis by Lara and Patton (2000).