Geomys brazensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geomyoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Castorimorphi Superfamilia: Geomyoidea

Familia: Geomyidae
Subfamilia: Geomyinae
Tribus: Geomyini
Genus: Geomys
Species:
Subspecies (2): G. b. brazensis – G. b. pratincola

Geomys brazensis Davis, 1938

Holotype: TCWC 537, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by William B. Davis on 20 February 1938.
Type locality: “5 mi. E Kurten, Grimes County, Texas”.

Geomys breviceps brazensis Davis, 1938: 489 [original combination, as subspecies]
Geomys brazensis: Bradley et al., 2023: 41 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Davis, W.B. 1938. Critical notes on pocket gophers from Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 19(4): 488–490. DOI: 10.2307/1374239 Reference page.
Bradley, R.D., Pham, A.T., Rich, K.A., Roberts, E.K., Soniat, T.J., Poehlein, C.M., Mills, M.N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R.M., Lindsey, L.L., Halsey, M.K., Ray, D.A., Stevens, R.D., Schmidly, D.J. & Wright, E.A. 2023. Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 78: 1–120. PDF Reference page.