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Orthogeomys Merriam 1895

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Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895. N. Am. Fauna, 8:172.

TYPE SPECIES: Geomys scalops Thomas, 1894.

SYNONYMS: Heterogeomys Merriam, Macrogeomys Merriam.

COMMENTS: Russell (1968a) revised the genus, and included Heterogeomys and Macrogeomys as valid subgenera. Biochemical systematics of species of subgenus Macrogeomys was presented by Hafner (1991). Species limits are poorly defined, as most are known from single localities or otherwise geogeographically restricted areas.

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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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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7353077 (DOI)
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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/193478/taxon/417587B5C06DFFF6FF7EF9064E2887DD.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Geomyidae
Genus
Orthogeomys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895 sec. Patton, 1993

References

  • Thomas, O. 1894. On the mammals of Nyasaland: Third contribution. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1894: 136 - 142.
  • Russell, R. J. 1968 a. Evolution and classification of the pocket gophers of the subfamily Geomyinae. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, 16: 473 - 579.
  • Hafner, M. S. 1991. Evolutionary genetics and zoogeography of Middle American pocket gophers, genus Orthogeomys. Journal of Mammalogy, 72: 1 - 10.