Neotoma (Neotoma) leucodon Merriam 1894

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 : 1056

Neotoma (Neotoma) leucodon Merriam 1894

Neotoma (Neotoma) leucodon Merriam 1894 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 9: 120.

Type Locality: México, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.

Vernacular Names: White-toothed Woodrat.

Synonyms: Neotoma (Neotoma) durangae J. A. Allen 1903 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) latifrons Merriam 1894 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) melas Dice 1929 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) montezumae Goldman 1905 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) robusta Blair 1939 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) subsolana Alvarez 1962 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) warreni Merriam 1908 ; Neotoma (Neotoma) zacatecae Goldman 1905 .

Distribution: SE Colorado, E New Mexico, and W Texas, USA, south in the Mexican Plateau to N Jalisco and N México.

Discussion: Subgenus Neotoma , micropus species group ( sensu Edwards and Bradley, 2002 b ). Rearranged as a subspecies of N. albigula by Goldman (1910), but specific status defended by Edwards et al. (2001) based on phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome b sequences. Hybridization (reported as N. albigula ) suspected with N. micropus in Colorado ( Finley, 1958) and apparent intergradation of the two in Coahuila (Anderson, 1969); sister species to N. micropus supported by mitochondrial DNA data (Edwards et al., 2001). With changes in specific definitions and geographic ranges, meaningful delimitation of subspecies is currently unwarranted, as noted by Edwards et al. (2001); provisional allocation of other species-group epithets not sampled by those authors should be confirmed.