Geomys texensis

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 (3): G. t. bakeri – G. t. llanensis – G. t. texensis

Name

Geomys texensis Merriam, 1895: 137

Holotype: USNM 186502, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Ira B. Henry on 17 December 1885.
Type locality: “Mason, Mason County, Texas”.

References

Primary references

Merriam, C.H. 1895. Revision of the pocket gophers, family Geomyidæ, exclusive of the species of Thomomys. North American Fauna 8: 1–262. BHL; DOI: 10.3996/nafa.8.0001 Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Geomys texensis (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Central Texas Pocket Gopher