Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895

James L. Patton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 469-476 : 470

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Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895 View in CoL . N. Am. Fauna, 8:172.

TYPE SPECIES: Geomys scalops Thomas, 1894 .

SYNONYMS: Heterogeomys Merriam, Macrogeomys Merriam.

COMMENTS: Russell (1968a) revised the genus, and included Heterogeomys and Macrogeomys as valid subgenera. Biochemical systematics of species of subgenus Macrogeomys was presented by Hafner (1991). Species limits are poorly defined, as most are known from single localities or otherwise geogeographically restricted areas.