Geomys tropicalis Goldman, 1915 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 28:134.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Tamaulipas, Altamira .

DISTRIBUTION: Vicinity of Altamira and Tampico in SE Tamaulipas (Mexico).

COMMENTS: Elevated to specific status by Alvarez (1963a). Reviewed by Baker and Williams (1974, Mammalian Species, 35) and Williams and Genoways (1977).