Cratogeomys merriami (Thomas 1893)

[Geomys] merriami Thomas 1893, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 12: 271.

Type Locality: Mexico, "Southern Mexico," probably Valley of Mexico.

Vernacular Names: Merriam's Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. merriami (Thomas 1894)

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. estor (Merriam 1895)

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. fulvescens (Merriam 1895)

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. irolonis Nelson and Goldman 1934

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. peraltus Goldman 1937

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. perotensis (Merriam 1895)

Subspecies Cratogeomys merriami subsp. saccharalis Nelson and Goldman 1934

Distribution: WC Veracruz to Distrito Federal, Morelos, and surrounding areas, including SE Central Plateau and S Sierra Madre Oriental (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Pappogeomys merriami .

Discussion: Included in the castanops species-group by Russell (1968 b) and close phyletic relationship to castanops and goldmani confirmed by mitochondrial DNA analyses (DeWalt et al., 1993 a; Demastes et al., 2002). Polytypic; subspecies reviewed by Russell (1968 b).