Excerpt from Relationships of Pocket Gophers, of the Genus Geomys From the Central and Northern Great Plains The next valid genus to be proposed was Thomomys wied-neuwied, 1839, al though several genera were proposed in the interim which are now considered to be synonyms of Geomys. Subsequent to 1839 and prior to 1895, gophers with grooved incisors were referred to Geomys or one of its synonyms, and gophers with ungrooved incisors were referred to Thomomys. Merriam (1895) named several new genera of gophers based on species previously assigned to Geomys. Although these genera have undergone taxonomic changes (russell, the generic status of Geomys has been stable Since that time. The follow ing comments refer only to those taxa in cluded in Geomys as currently defined. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.