Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823 Figure 28 Records. First record was in July 12, 2013, camera trap 5 (25°07.27ʹ S, 049°56.49ʹ W) and subsequently in the all monitoring sites (see Fig. 1 for coordinates). Identification. Dasyprocta azarae is a large orangebrown rodent with a rounded back and long skinny legs. Although 9 species of the genus Dasyprocta have been described for Brazil, D. azarae is the only species with a record of occurrences for the state of Paraná.

Published as part of Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, pp. 785-799 in Check List 14 (5) on page 796, DOI: 10.15560/14.5.785