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SPECIES Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus

Author:Peters, 1865.
Citation:Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 177.
Common Name:Variable Pocket Gopher.
Type Locality:Costa Rica, exact locality unknown.
Distribution:C Costa Rica.
Status:IUCN – Lowered Risk (nt).
Comments:Subgenus Macrogeomys. Reviewed by Goodwin (1946). Phylogenetic relationships given by Hafner (1991).
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SUBSPECIES heterodus

SUBSPECIES cartagoensis

SUBSPECIES dolichocephalus

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