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GENUS Orthogeomys

Author:Merriam, 1895.
Citation:N. Am. Fauna, 8: 23, 26, 172.
Type Species:Geomys scalops Thomas, 1894.
Comments:Russell (1968a) revised the genus, and included Heterogeomys and Macrogeomys as valid subgenera. Hafner (1991) examined molecular phylogenetics of species in the subgenus Macrogeomys while Sudman and Hafner (1992) examined relationships among species within each of the subgenera. Species limits for those taxa known from single localities or otherwise geogeographically restricted areas are poorly defined.
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SUBGENUS Orthogeomys

SPECIES cuniculus

SPECIES grandis

SUBSPECIES grandis

SUBSPECIES alleni

SUBSPECIES alvarezi

SUBSPECIES annexus

SUBSPECIES carbo

SUBSPECIES engelhardi

SUBSPECIES felipensis

SUBSPECIES guerrerensis

SUBSPECIES huixtlae

SUBSPECIES latifrons

SUBSPECIES nelsoni

SUBSPECIES pluto

SUBSPECIES pygacanthus

SUBSPECIES scalops

SUBSPECIES soconuscensis

SUBSPECIES vulcani

SUBGENUS Heterogeomys

SPECIES hispidus

SUBSPECIES hispidus

SUBSPECIES cayoensis

SUBSPECIES chiapensis

SUBSPECIES concavus

SUBSPECIES hondurensis

SUBSPECIES isthmicus

SUBSPECIES latirostris

SUBSPECIES negatus

SUBSPECIES teapensis

SUBSPECIES tehuantepecus

SUBSPECIES torridus

SUBSPECIES yucantanensis

SPECIES lanius

SUBGENUS Macrogeomys

SPECIES cavator

SUBSPECIES cavator

SUBSPECIES nigrescens

SUBSPECIES pansa

SPECIES cherriei

SUBSPECIES cherriei

SUBSPECIES carlosensis

SUBSPECIES costaricensis

SPECIES dariensis

SPECIES heterodus

SUBSPECIES heterodus

SUBSPECIES cartagoensis

SUBSPECIES dolichocephalus

SPECIES matagalpae

SPECIES thaeleri

SPECIES underwoodi

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