coyametl

Updated: May 12, 2025

This habit will account for the callosities already mentioned. And now for the indigenous hogs of America, the Peccaries. Of these, also, there are two species described by naturalists; though certainly a third kind exists in the South American forests, distinct from the two that are known. These are the Collared Peccary, or Coyametl; and the White-lipped Peccary, or Tagassou.

Mayne Reid - Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found: A Book of Zoology for Boys