Geomys knoxjonesi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Castorimorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Castorimorpha

Familia: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
Species: Geomys knoxjonesi

Name

Geomys knoxjonesi Baker & Genoways, 1975

• Holotype: TTU 19872, adult ♀, skin, skul and skeleton, collected by Stephen L. Williams on 24 January 1974.
• Type locality: “4.1 mi. N, 5.1 mi. E Kermit, Winkler Co., Texas”.

Combinations

• Geomys bursarius knoxjonesi Baker & Genoways, 1975: 1 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Geomys knoxjonesi: Baker, Davis, Bradley, Hamilton & van Den Bussche, 1989: 74 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Native distribution areas

• United States (W Texas and SE New Mexico)

References

Primary references

• Baker, R.J. & Genoways, H.H. 1975. A new subspecies of Geomys bursarius (Mammalia: Geomyidae) from Texas and New Mexico. Occasional papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 29: 1–18. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Geomys knoxjonesi in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Cassola, F. 2016. IUCN: Geomys knoxjonesi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136258A22218149. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136258A22218149.en
• North American Mammals: Geomys knoxjonesi

Vernacular names

English: Knox Jones’s Pocket Gopher