Taxonomy Profile: Geomys texensis (Merriam 1895)

Geomys texensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Central Texas Pocket Gopher []
Llano Pocket Gopher []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Geomys texensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Castorimorpha
Family : Geomyidae
Pocket Gophers |
Genus : Geomys
Eastern Pocket Gophers |
Species : Geomys texensis
Central Texas Pocket Gopher |
Llano Pocket Gopher |
Geomys texensis Direct Children(s):
Geomys texensis texensis
(Merriam 1895)
Geomys texensis bakeri
(Smolen Pitts and Bickham 1993)
Geomys texensis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Geomys texensis
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Geomys texensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
Page(s):
xxv + 750
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-845-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Geomys texensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Geomys texensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Merriam, C. Hart
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1895-01-31 / 1895-01-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Monographic revision of the pocket gophers Family Geomyidae (Exclusive of the species of Thomomys)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
North American Fauna, no. 8
Page(s):
258
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25810942
Reference for:
Geomys texensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cramer, Michael J., and Guy N. Cameron
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-12-26 / 2001-12-26
Article/Chapter Title:
Geomys texensis
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 679
Page(s):
1-3
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online at http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/
Reference for:
Geomys texensis
Geomys texensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Geomys texensis: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lowered Risk (nt) as G. texensis and as G. t. bakeri
Comment:
Comments: Considered a subspecies of bursarius by Hall (1981) and Patton (1993). Block and Zimmerman (1991), Smolen et al. (1993), and Jolley et al. (2000) provided evidence for species status. Reviewed by Cramer and Cameron (2001, Mammalian Species No. 679)