Liomys pictus plantinarensis Merriam
Western Spiny Pocket Mouse; Spanish, Ratón Espinoso Occidental; Tarascan word for mouse is Jeyáqui (Hayake)
Liomys plantinarensis Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15:46, March 5, 1902, type from Plantinar, Jalisco.
Liomys pictus plantinarensis, Goldman, N. Amer. Fauna, 34:37, September 7, 1911.
Range.—Northwestern part of state in semitropical areas.
Remarks.—Goldman (1911:38) records specimens from Los Reyes, noting that in some cranial features they suggest intergradation between L. p. plantinarensis and L. p. parviceps.
Liomys pictus parviceps Goldman
Western Spiny Pocket Mouse; Spanish, Ratón Espinoso Occidental
Liomys parviceps Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 17:82, March 21, 1904, type from La Salada, "40 miles south of Uruapan, Michoacán."
Liomys pictus parviceps Goldman, N. Amer. Fauna, 34:38-39, September 7, 1911.
Range.—Southern part of state in semitropical and tropical areas.
Specimens examined, 28: nos. 100185-100199, 52072-52084, distributed by localities as follows: Apatzingan, 1,040 ft., 13; 1 mi. E and 2½ mi. S Tacámbaro, 4,700 ft., 4; 4 mi. S and 1 mi. E Tacámbaro, 4,500 ft., 5; 1 mi. E and 6 mi. S Tacámbaro, 4,000 ft., 6.