Conepatus

Conepatus Gray, 1837

Conepatus Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist. (Charlesworth), 1: 581; TS: Conepatus humboldtii Gray
Oryctogale Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 161; TS: Mephitis leuconota Lichtenstein
Marputius Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist. (Charlesworth), 1: 581; TS: Mephitis chilensis Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire

Conepatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Oryctogale Merriam, 1902

Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832) -. See [maps]
- Conepatus leuconotus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. leuconotus Mexico?
  - Mephitis leuconota Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 44, f. 1; TL: Rio Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
  - Conepatus leuconotus leuconotus; [LNAM], 759; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Conepatus leuconotus; Merriam, 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 161
- C. l. texensis Merriam, 1902 S.Texas - Tamaulipas
  - Conepatus leuconotus texensis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 162; TL: Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas
  - Conepatus mapurito True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609 (part)
  - Conepatus leuconotus texensis; [LNAM], 759
Conepatus mesoleucus (Lichtenstein, 1832) S.USA - Nicaragua. See [maps] Hog-nosed Skunk
- C. m. mesoleucus Mexico?
  - Mephitis mesoleuca Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 44, f. 2; TL: Near Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico
  - Conepatus mesoleucus mesoleucus; [LNAM], 759
  - Conepatus mesoleucus; Merriam, 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 163
- C. m. filipensis Merriam, 1902 Cerro San Felipe (forests)
  - Conepatus filipensis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 163; TL: Cerro San Felipe, Oaxaca, Mexico, (10000 ft)
  - Conepatus mesoleucus filipensis; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM], 759
- C. m. nicaraguae J. A. Allen, 1910 Honduras, Nicaragua, ?N.Costa Rica
  - Conepatus nicaraguae J. A. Allen, 1910; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 28: 106; TL: San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega, Nicaragua (5000 ft)
  - Conepatus mesoleucus nicaraguae; Goodwin, 1946, Bull. Amer. Must. Nat. Hist., 87: 437; [LNAM], 760
- C. m. nelsoni Goldman, 1922 Colima
  - Conepatus mesoleucus nelsoni Goldman, 1922; Journ. Mamm., 3 (1): 41; TL: Armeria (near Manzanillo), Colima, Mexico
  - Conepatus mesoleucus nelsoni; [LNAM], 760
- C. m. pediculus Merriam, 1902
  - Conepatus pediculus Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 164; TL: Sierra Guadalupe, Coahuila, Mexico
  - Conepatus mesoleucus pediculus; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM], 760
- C. m. sonoriensis Merriam, 1902 NW.Mexico
  - Conepatus sonoriensis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 162; TL: Camoa, Rio Mayo, Sonora, Mexico
  - Conepatus mesoleucus sonoriensis; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM], 760
- C. m. mearnsi Merriam, 1902 N.Mexico, S.Texas, S.New Mexico
  - Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 163; TL: Mason, Mason Co., Texas
  - Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi; [LNAM], 760
- C. m. venaticus Goldman, 1922 SE.Arizona - SW.New Mexico - Mexico (N.Sonora, N.Chihuahua)
  - Conepatus mesoleucus venaticus Goldman, 1922; Journ. Mamm., 3 (1): 40; TL: Cosper Ranch, Blue River, 12 miles S of Blue, Greenlee Co., Arizona (5000 ft)
  - Conepatus mesoleucus venaticus; [LNAM], 761
- C. m. figginsi Miller, 1925 ?Colorado
  - Conepatus mesoleucus figginsi Miller, 1925; Journ. Mamm., 6 (1): 50; TL: Furnace Canyon, western Baca Co., Colorado
  - Conepatus leuconotus figginsi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Conepatus mesoleucus figginsi; [LNAM], 761
- C. m. fremonti Miller, 1933 ?Colorado
  - Conepatus mesoleucus fremonti Miller, 1933; Proc. Colorado Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: 1; TL: Garden Park, near Canyon City, Fremont Co., Colorado
  - Conepatus mesoleucus fremonti; [LNAM], 761
- C. m. telmalestes Bailey, 1905 SE.Texas
  - Conepatus mesoleucus telmalestes Bailey, 1905; North Amer. Fauna 25: 203; TL: Big Thicket, 7 miles NE of Sour Lake, Hardin Co., Texas
  - Conepatus leuconotus telmalestes; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Conepatus mesoleucus telmalestes; [LNAM], 761

Subgenus Marputius Gray, 1837

Conepatus semistriatus -. See [maps]
- Conepatus semistriatus amazonicus; [CoL]
- Conepatus semistriatus quitensis; [CoL]
- Conepatus semistriatus semistriatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Conepatus semistriatus taxinus; [CoL]
- Conepatus semistriatus zorrino; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Conepatus semistriatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. s. conepatl (Gmelin, 1788) Mexico (S.Veracruz, Tabasco)
  - Viverra conepatl Gmelin, 1788; Caroli a Linné systema naturae ..., 1: 88; TL: "Nova Hispania"
  - Conepatus tropicalis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 164; TL: Motzorongo, Veracruz, Mexico
  - Conepatus semistriatus conepatl; Hershkovitz, 1951, Fieldiana-Zool., Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Publ. 670, 31: 562; [LNAM], 761; [CoL]
- C. s. yucatanicus Goldman, 1943 Yucatan, Guatemala
  - Conepatus tropicalis yucatanicus Goldman, 1943; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 56: 89; TL: La Vega, on mainland coast opposite Isla Cancun, NE Quintana Roo, Mexico
  - Conepatus semistriatus yucatanicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Conepatus tropicalis yucatanicus; [LNAM], 761
- C. s. trichurus Thomas, 1905 W.Panama, Costa Rica
  - Conepatus mapurito Bangs, 1902; Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 39: 48 (?preocc. mapurito Gmelin)
  - Conepatus tropicalis trichurus Thomas, 1905; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (7) 15: 585; TL: Bóquete, Volcán de Chiriqui, Chiriqui, Panama
  - Conepatus semistriatus trichurus; Hershkovitz, 1951, Fieldiana-Zool., Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Publ. 670, 31: 562; [LNAM], 762; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus

Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782
- Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782; Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 288
- Mephitis chilensis Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1803
- Conepatus chinga budini; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga chinga; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga gibsoni; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga inca; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga mendosus; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga rex; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga suffocans; [CoL]
- Conepatus chinga; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Conepatus humboldtii Gray
- Conepatus humboldtii castaneus; [CoL]
- Conepatus humboldtii humboldtii; [CoL]
- Conepatus humboldtii proteus; [CoL]
- Conepatus humboldtii; [CoL]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
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[maps]
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Some related literature:

Merriam, 1902
Six new skunks of the genus Conepatus Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15 : 161-165
[LNAM]; Miller & Kellog, 1955
List of North American Recent Mammals U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 205 : 1-953
Molina, 1782
Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: -

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