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Citation for Study 17734

About Citation title: " Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus Orthogeomys ".
About Study name: " Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus Orthogeomys ".
About This study is part of submission 17734 (Status: Published).

Citation

Spradling T., Demastes J.W., Hafner D.J., Cervantes F.A., Milbach P.L., & Hafner M. 2015. Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus Orthogeomys. Journal of Mammalogy, .

Authors

  • Spradling T.
  • Demastes J.W. (submitter) Phone 319-273-2022
  • Hafner D.J.
  • Cervantes F.A.
  • Milbach P.L.
  • Hafner M.

Abstract

Pocket gophers of the genus Orthogeomys show unusually high morphological and ecological diversity compared to other genera in the family Geomyidae. Whereas this diverse group was once divided into 3 genera (Merriam 1895), a revision by Russell (1968) recognized only Orthogeomys, with Merriam?s original genera relegated to subgeneric status as Heterogeomys, Macrogeomys, and Orthogeomys. Recent studies have called into question the monophyly of Orthogeomys, as well as the validity of 4 currently recognized Orthogeomys species. In this analysis, the first to include all 11 recognized species of the genus, we examine 3 mitochondrial and 2 nuclear gene sequences and analyze cranial morphology to explore relationships within the genus. Our 4,352 base pairs of DNA sequence data support a taxonomic revision that retains the genus Orthogeomys (including only O. grandis) and combines the subgenera Heterogeomys and Macrogeomys into the resurrected genus, Heterogeomys (7 species). In addition, 3 currently recognized species of Orthogeomys are synonymized as follows: O. cuniculus with O. grandis; H. thaeleri with H. dariensis; and H. matagalpae with H. cherriei. A synonymy and key to the species of the genera Orthogeomys and Heterogeomys are provided.

Keywords

Orthogeomys, taxonomy, revision

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