Dipodomys nelsoni Merriam, 1907 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 20:75.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Coahuila, La Ventura .

DISTRIBUTION: Mexican Plateau from N Coahuila and S Chihuahua to N San Luis Potosi and S Nuevo Leon (Mexico).

COMMENTS: Nader (1978) included nelsoni in spectabilis; Anderson (1972) and Matson (1980) presented evidence of specific distinctness. Reviewed by Best (1988b, Mammalian Species, 326).