Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817

Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817, Am. Mon. Mag., 2: 45.

Type Locality: USA, Georgia, in the region of the pines (restricted to Screven Co. by Harper, 1952).

Vernacular Names: Southeastern Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Geomys pinetis subsp. pinetis Rafinesque 1817

Subspecies Geomys pinetis subsp. austrinus Bangs 1898

Subspecies Geomys pinetis subsp. colonus (Bangs 1898)

Subspecies Geomys pinetis subsp. cumberlandius (Bangs 1898)

Subspecies Geomys pinetis subsp. floridanus (Audubon and Bachman 1853)

Subspecies Geomys pinetis subsp. fontanelus (Sherman 1940)

Distribution: C Florida to S Georgia and S Alabama (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct as G. p. goffi; Vulnerable as G. p. cumberlandius and G. p. frontanelus; Lower Risk (nt) as G. p. colonus, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Mus tuza Barton, 1806, a senior synonym of pinetis according to Merriam (1895 a), was considered of uncertain application and not available by Harper (1952). Hall (1981:505) regarded colonus, frontanelus, and cumberlandius as distinct species. Laerm (1981) supported the synonymy of cumberlandius . Reviewed by Pembleton and Williams (1978, Mammalian Species No. 86), Williams and Genoways (1980 b), and Wilkins (1987 b).