Orthogeomys thaeleri Alberico, 1990 . In Peters and Hutterer (eds.), Vertebrates in the Tropics, Mus. Alex. Koenig, Bonn, p. 104.

TYPE LOCALITY: ca. 7 km S. Bahia Solano, Municipio Bahia Solano, Depto. Chocó, Colombia, 100 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Serrania de Baudó (extreme NW Colombia).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Macrogeomys . May be conspecific with O. dariensis .