Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Xerinae
Tribus: Marmotini
Genus: Xerospermophilus
Species: Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Subspecies: X. s. altiplanensis –
X. s. ammophilus –
X. s. annectens –
X. s. bavicorensis –
X. s. cabrerai –
X. s. canescens –
X. s. cryptospilotus –
X. s. marginatus –
X. s. obsoletus –
X. s. oricolus –
X. s. pallescens –
X. s. pratensis –
X. s. spilosoma
Name
[edit]Xerospermophilus spilosoma (Bennett, 1833)
- Type locality: Durango, Mexico.
Synonyms
[edit]- Citellus spilosoma (Bennett, 1833)
- Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett, 1833 (Original combination)
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Bennett, E.T. 1833. Characters of new species of Mammalia from California. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833: 39–44. BHL Reference page. : 40
- Helgen, K.M., Cole, F.R., Helgen, L.E. & Wilson, D.E. 2009. Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy 90(2): 270–305. DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1 JSTOR PDF Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Xerospermophilus spilosoma – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Spotted Ground Squirrel