Published December 31, 1993 | Version v1
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Geomys personatus True 1889

Description

Geomys personatus True, 1889. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 11:159.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, Texas, Cameron Co., Padre Island.

DISTRIBUTION: S Texas, south of San Antonio and Del Rio, including Padre and Mustang Islands (USA); barrier beaches of extreme NE Tamaulipas (Mexico).

SYNONYMS: fallax Merriam, fuscus Davis, maritimus Davis, megapotamus Davis, streckeri Davis.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Davis (1940), Williams and Genoways (1981), and Williams (1982a, Mammalian Species, 170).

Notes

Published as part of James L. Patton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, pp. 469-476 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 470, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353077

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Geomyidae
Genus
Geomys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
True
Species
personatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Geomys personatus True, 1889 sec. Patton, 1993

References

  • Davis, W. B. 1940. Distribution and variation of pocket gophers (genus Geomys) in the southwestern United States. Bulletin of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 590: 1 - 38.
  • Williams, S. L., and H. H. Genoways. 1981. Systematic review of the Texas pocket gopher Geomys personatus (Mammalia: Rodentia). Annals of Carnegie Museum, 50: 435 - 473.
  • Williams, S. L. 1982 a. Geomys personatus. Mammalian Species, 170: 1 - 5.