Attwater's pocket gopher

Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to the Texas Coastal Bend in the southcentral United States.

Attwater's pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
Species:
G. attwateri
Binomial name
Geomys attwateri
Merriam, 1895
Synonyms

Geomys bursarius attwateri

This species was named in honor of English naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Geomys attwateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136380A22217970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136380A22217970.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801895333.