Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis (Thomas 1893)

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 : 864

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scientific name	Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis (Thomas 1893)
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[Geomys] grandis Thomas 1893 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 12: 270.

Type Locality: Guatemala, Sacatepequez Prov., Dueñas.

Vernacular Names: Giant Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. grandis ( Thomas 1893)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. alleni Nelson and Goldman 1930

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. alvarezi Schaldach 1966

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. annexus Nelson and Goldman 1933

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. carbo Goodwin 1956

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. engelhardi Felten 1957

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. felipensis Nelson and Goldman 1930

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. guerrerensis Nelson and Goldman 1930

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. huixtlae Villa 1944

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. latifrons (Merriam 1895)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. nelsoni (Merriam 1895)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. pluto Lawrence 1933

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. pygacanthus (Dickey 1928)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. scalops ( Thomas 1894)

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. soconuscensis Villa 1949

Subspecies Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys) grandis subsp. vulcani Nelson and Goldman 1931

Distribution: Honduras to Jalisco ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Orthogeomys . Burt and Stirton (1961) and Hall (1981) included pygacanthus in grandis ; Russell (1968 a) considered it a distinct species.