| Author: | Baker and Genoways, 1975. |
| Citation: | Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 29: 1. |
| Common Name: | Knox Jones’s Pocket Gopher. |
| Type Locality: | USA, Texas, Winkler Co., 4.1 mi. (6.6 km) N and 5.1 mi. (8.2 km) E Kermit. |
| Distribution: | W Texas and SE New Mexico (USA). |
| Comments: | Considered a subspecies of bursarius by Hall (1981) and Patton (1993) but a distinct species by Bradley et al. (1991) and Block and Zimmerman (1991). Baker and David (1989) described a hybrid zone with partial reproductive isolation between knoxjonesi and bursarius major. Phylogenetic position within Geomys established by Jolley et al. (2000). |
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