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SPECIES Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus

Author:Le Conte, 1852.
Citation:Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, 6: 158.
Common Name:Hispid Pocket Gopher.
Type Locality:Mexico (restricted to Veracruz, near Jalapa, by Merriam, 1895a).
Distribution:Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, and NW Honduras, to S Tamaulipas (Mexico).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Subgenus Heterogeomys. May include lanius (see Hall, 1981:511-512). Revised by Nelson and Goldman (1929).
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SUBSPECIES hispidus

SUBSPECIES cayoensis

SUBSPECIES chiapensis

SUBSPECIES concavus

SUBSPECIES hondurensis

SUBSPECIES isthmicus

SUBSPECIES latirostris

SUBSPECIES negatus

SUBSPECIES teapensis

SUBSPECIES tehuantepecus

SUBSPECIES torridus

SUBSPECIES yucantanensis

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