Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus (Peters 1865)

[Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys)] heterodus (Peters 1865), Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 177.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, exact locality unknown.

Vernacular Names: Variable Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus subsp. heterodus (Peters 1865)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus subsp. cartagoensis (Goodwin 1943)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus subsp. dolichocephalus (Merriam 1895)

Distribution: C Costa Rica.

Conservation: IUCN – Lowered Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Macrogeomys . Reviewed by Goodwin (1946). Phylogenetic relationships given by Hafner (1991).