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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Geomys |
| Species: | G. attwateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895
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Geomys bursarius attwateri | |
This species was named in honor of English naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801895333.
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