Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae Author James L. Patton text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 469 476 book chapter 193478 10.5281/zenodo.7353077 cfa9a295-fcad-4633-a3d9-26b72bae5d1a 1-56098-217-9 7353077 Orthogeomys cavator (Bangs, 1902) . Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 39:42 . TYPE LOCALITY: Panama , Chiriqui Prov. , Boquete, 4,800 ft. ( 1,463 m ) . DISTRIBUTION: NW Panama to C Costa Rica . SYNONYMS: nigrescens Goodwin, pansa Bangs. COMMENTS: Subgenus Macrogeomys . Reviewed by Goodwin (1946) .