The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah: University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Vol. 1 No. 1Durrant, Stephen David
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The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah: University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Vol. 1 No. 1
Durrant, Stephen David
Pocket gophers -- Utah
From topotypes of _Thomomys bottae albicaudatus_, _wahwahensis_ differs
as follows: Hind foot shorter. Color: Lighter throughout, Pinkish Buff
as opposed to (13''''_n_) Black. Skull: Smaller and more nearly flat;
rostrum shorter, wider and more nearly flat; nasals straight as opposed
to convex; zygomatic breadth less but mastoid breadth greater; tympanic
bullae smaller, and less inflated ventrally; extension of premaxillae
posterior to nasals less; molariform teeth smaller.
From topotypes of _Thomomys bottae aureiventris_, _wahwahensis_ differs
in the following features: Size smaller; hind foot shorter. Color:
Lighter throughout, no "gold" on underparts. Skull: Smaller in nearly
every measurement taken; rostrum shorter and relatively wider;
zygomatic arches more angular and relatively more widely spreading;
nasals shorter and more nearly flat; thickening at union of jugal and
zygomatic process of maxilla less; interpterygoid space V-shaped as
opposed to lyre-shaped; tympanic bullae much smaller, and less inflated
ventrally; molariform teeth much smaller.
Topotypes of _wahwahensis_ can be easily distinguished from those of
_Thomomys bottae tivius_ by their markedly larger size in every
measurement taken, lighter color, and larger, more robust and more
nearly flat skull.
For comparisons of _wahwahensis_ with _Thomomys bottae sevieri_,
_robustus_, _bonnevillei_ and _convexus_ see comparisons under those
forms.
Among the named races of _Thomomys bottae_, _wahwahensis_ definitely
has its affinities with _planirostris_ from Zion National Park. Both
possess flat skulls with wide, short rostra. It differs from the latter
in: Size smaller in every measurement taken. Color: Lighter throughout.
Skulls: Nasals and rostrum shorter and more nearly flat; tympanic
bullae markedly smaller; alveolar length of upper molar series shorter;
molariform teeth markedly smaller and weaker.
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