Geomys knoxjonesi Baker and Genoways 1975

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 859-870 : 863

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scientific name	Geomys knoxjonesi Baker and Genoways 1975
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Geomys knoxjonesi Baker and Genoways 1975 , Occas. Pap. Mus . Texas Tech Univ., 29: 1.

Type Locality: USA, Texas, Winkler Co., 4.1 mi. (6.6 km) N and 5.1 mi. (8.2 km) E Kermit.

Vernacular Names: Knox Jones's Pocket Gopher.

Distribution: W Texas and SE New Mexico ( USA).

Discussion: Considered a subspecies of bursarius by Hall (1981) and Patton (1993) but a distinct species by Bradley et al. (1991) and Block and Zimmerman (1991). Baker and David (1989) described a hybrid zone with partial reproductive isolation between knoxjonesi and bursarius major . Phylogenetic position within Geomys established by Jolley et al. (2000).