Growth rates in vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) in San Luis, Argentina.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Ecologia de la vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus Blainv.) en el nordeste de la provincia de Entre Rios.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus) are soft-furred South American rodents that look like long-tailed guinea pigs.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Other mammals in the area are the vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus), the cuis pampeano (Cavia aperea), the nutria (Myocastur coypus), and the opossum (Didelphis albiventris).    From Wordnik.com.  [Semi-arid Pampas] Reference

The bizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus) somewhat resembles a large rabbit, but with bigger gnawing teeth and a long tail; it has, however, only three toes behind, like the agouti.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference

The mammalia is poor in species, and with the single exception of the well-known vizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus), there is not one of which it can truly be said that it is in any special way the product of the pampas, or, in other words, that its instincts are better suited to the conditions of the pampas than to those of other districts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Naturalist in La Plata] Reference

Lagostomus, 130.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference