Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus (Le Conte 1852)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 859-870 : 865

Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus (Le Conte 1852)

[Geomys] hispidus Le Conte 1852 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 158.

Type Locality: Mexico (restricted to Veracruz, near Jalapa, by Merriam, 1895 a) .

Vernacular Names: Hispid Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. hispidus (Le Conte 1852)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. cayoensis (Burt 1937)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. chiapensis ( Nelson and Goldman 1929)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. concavus ( Nelson and Goldman 1929)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. hondurensis (Davis 1966)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. isthmicus ( Nelson and Goldman 1929)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. latirostris ( Hall and Alvarez 1961)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. negatus ( Goodwin 1953)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. teapensis (Goldman 1939)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. tehuantepecus (Goldman 1939)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. torridus (Merriam 1895)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus subsp. yucantanensis ( Nelson and Goldman 1929)

Distribution: Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, and NW Honduras, to S Tamaulipas ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Heterogeomys . May include lanius (see Hall, 1981:511-512). Revised by Nelson and Goldman (1929).