Geomys personatus True, 1889 . Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 11:159.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, Texas, Cameron Co., Padre Island .

DISTRIBUTION: S Texas, south of San Antonio and Del Rio, including Padre and Mustang Islands (USA); barrier beaches of extreme NE Tamaulipas (Mexico).

SYNONYMS: fallax Merriam, fuscus Davis, maritimus Davis, megapotamus Davis, streckeri Davis.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Davis (1940), Williams and Genoways (1981), and Williams (1982a, Mammalian Species, 170).