Dipodomys insularis Merriam, 1907 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 20:77.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California, San José Island .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality.

COMMENTS: Possibly a subspecies of merriami (see Lidicker, 1960). Reviewed by Best and Thomas (1991a, Mammalian Species, 374) who considered it a full species.