Geomys pinetis goffi Sherman, 1944:38
Goff’s pocket gopher, Goff’s south-eastern pocket gopher
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Geomys tuza goffi Sherman, 1944:38
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of G. p. pinetis) (NatureServe, 2024 and references therein)
Last record: 1955
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Pineda Ridge, near Eau Gallie, Brevard County, Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MCZ B7222 (skin and skull; adult male)
Type locality: Florida, Brevard County, Eau Gallie.
Paratypes (all skin and skull only; 5 females and 7 females represented):
MCZ B7212 to B7217
MCZ B7219 to B7221
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sherman, H. B. (1944). A new subspecies of Geomys from Florida. Proc. New England Zool. Club 23: 37-40.
Other references:
Ehrhart, L. M. (1978). Goff’s pocket gopher, pp. 6-7. In: Layne, J. N. Inventory of rare and endangered biota of Florida. Vol. I. Mammals. Gainesville, Florida: University Presses of Florida, 52 pp.
Hafner, David J., Yensen, Eric and Kirkland, Gordon L., Jr. (Compilers and editors). (1998). North American Rodents. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Rodent Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 171 pp.
Humphrey, S. R. (1981). Goff's pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis goffi) is extinct. Fla. Sci. 44: 250-252.
Humphrey, S. R. (1992). Goff’s pocket gopher, pp. 11-18. In: Humphrey, S. R. (ed.). Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume I. Mammals. Gainsville, Florida: University Presses of Florida, 386 pp.
Linzey, A. V. and Hammerson, G. (2008). Geomys pinetis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 10 July 2011.
Pembleton, Edward F. and Williams, Stephen L. (1978). Geomys pinetis. Mammalian Species 86: 1-3, 4 figs.
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