Cratogeomys goldmani Merriam 1895

Cratogeomys goldmani Merriam 1895, N. Amer. Fauna, 8: 160.

Type Locality: Mexico, Zacatecas, Cañitas.

Vernacular Names: Goldman's Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. elibatus Russell 1968

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. goldmani Merriam 1895

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. maculats Alvarez and Alvarez-Castañeda 1996

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. peridoneus Nelson and Goldman 1934

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. planifrons Nelson and Goldman 1934

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. rubellus Nelson and Goldman 1934

Subspecies Cratogeomys goldmani subsp. subnubilus Nelson and Goldman 1934

Distribution: E Zacatecas, S Nuevo Leon, and San Luis Potosí (Mexico).

Discussion: Included within castanops by earlier workers (Nelson and Goldman, 1934 a; Russell, 1968a; Hall, 1981), but karyotypically (2n=42 – Berry and Baker, 1972; Lee and Baker, 1987) and phylogenetically distinct by mitochondrial DNA analysis (DeWalt, et al., 1993; Demastes et al., 2002); see also Alvarez and Alvarez-Castañeda (1996). Validity of subspecies listed is based on Russell (1968 a), who included goldmani and its component taxa within Cratogeomys castanops .