Liomys pictus (Thomas 1893)

[Liomys] pictus (Thomas 1893), Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 12: 233.

Type Locality: Mexico, Jalisco, San Sebastian, 4,300 ft. (1,311 m).

Vernacular Names: Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Liomys pictus subsp. pictus Thomas 1893

Subspecies Liomys pictus subsp. annectens Merriam 1902

Subspecies Liomys pictus subsp. hispidus J. A. Allen 1897

Subspecies Liomys pictus subsp. plantinarensis Merriam 1902

Distribution: West coast of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas, and east coast in Veracruz south to extreme NW Guatemala.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by McGhee and Genoways (1978, Mammalian Species No. 83). Genic data suggest that pictus as currently comprised is paraphyletic; additional species are likely to be recognized with further analyses (see Morales and Engstrom, 1989, and Rogers, 1990). Williams et al. (1993) reviewed subspecific taxonomy.