Neotoma (Neotoma) devia Goldman 1927

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1055

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).