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Southeastern pocket gopher

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Southeastern pocket gopher
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G. pinetis
Binomial name
Geomys pinetis
Subspecies

G. p. austrinus
G. p. colonus
G. p. cumberlandius
G. p. floridanus
G. p. fontanelus
G. p. goffi

The southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis, is a species of pocket gopher that is native to the southeastern United States. It occurs in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, where it is the only pocket gopher.

References

Further reading

  • Ecological Engineers: Southeastern Pocket Gophers are one of Nature's Architects - University of Florida fact sheet
  • J. L. Patton (2005). "Geomys pinetis". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 859–870. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.