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Neotoma (Neotoma) devia Goldman 1927

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Neotoma (Neotoma) devia Goldman 1927

Neotoma (Neotoma) devia Goldman 1927, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 40: 205.

Type Locality: USA, Arizona, Painted Desert, Tanner Tank, 5200 ft (1585 m).

Vernacular Names: Arizona Woodrat.

Synonyms: Neotoma (Neotoma) aureotunicata Huey 1937; Neotoma (Neotoma) auripila Blossom 1933; Neotoma (Neotoma) bensoni Blossom 1933; Neotoma (Neotoma) flava Benson 1935; Neotoma (Neotoma) harteri Huey 1937.

Distribution: W Arizona, USA, east and south of the Colorado River; NW Sonora, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotoma, lepida species group (sensu Edwards and Bradley, 2002 b). Once ranked as a subspecies of N. lepida, from which several data sources support its specific‑level divergence (Koop et al., 1985; Mascarello, 1978; Patton and Alvarez-Castañeda, In Press). But see Hoffmeister (1986), who disputed the specific status of devia based on his interpretation of morphological integration among Arizona populations. Unequivocal discrimination from N. lepida, verification of species‑group synonyms, delimitation of geographic range, and delineation of subspecies, if defensible, all require further attention. Planz (1999) noted only auripila as synonym; others provisionally listed here conform to the geographic range as depicted by Riddle et al. (2000 b:Fig. 1).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1055, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Goldman
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Neotoma
Species
devia
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Neotoma (Neotoma) devia Goldman, 1927 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Edwards, C. W., and R. D. Bradley. 2002 b. Molecular systematics of the genus Neotoma. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 25: 489 - 500.
  • Koop, B. F., R. J. Baker, and J. T. Mascarello. 1985. Cladistical analysis of chromosomal evolution within the genus Neotoma. Occasional Papers, The Museum, Texas Tech University, 96: 1 - 9.
  • Mascarello, J. T. 1978. Chromosomal, biochemical, mensural, penile, and cranial variation in desert woodrats (Neotoma lepida). Journal of Mammalogy, 59: 477 - 495.
  • Hoffmeister, D. F. 1986. Mammals of Arizona. University of Arizona Press, Tucson., 602 pp.
  • Planz, J. V. 1999. Arizona woodrat | Neotoma devia. Pp. 600 - 601, in The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals (D. E. Wilson and S. Ruff, eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., xxv + 750 pp.
  • Riddle, B. R., D. J. Hafner, L. F. Alexander, and J. R. Jaeger. 2000 b. Cryptic vicariance in the historical assembly of a Baja California Peninsular Desert biota. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97: 14438 - 14443.