?Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs, 1898
Florida. See [maps ]
Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs, 1898; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 28 : 222; TL : Oak Lodge, East Peninsula, opposite Micco, Brevard Co., Florida
Mephitis putorius True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609 (Part)
= Spilogale putorius ?
Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mississippi, Alabama, W.NA.Georgia, W.South Carolina - N.Virginia. See [maps ]
Spotted Skunk
Viverra putorius Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 44; TL : South Carolina
Spilogale ringens Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 9; TL : Greensboro, Hale Co., Alabama
Spilogale putorius putorius ; [CoL ]
Spilogale putorius ; Coues, 1875, Bull, U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., ser. 2, (1): 12 (part); [LNAM] , 750 ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
?Spilogale interrupta (Rafinesque, 1820)
Iowa, S.Minnesota, E.South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, E.Texas. See [maps ]
Mephitis interrupta Rafinesque, 1820; Annals of Nature ..., 1 : 3; TL : Upper Missouri
Spilogale interrupta ; Merriam, 1890, North Amer. Fauna 4 : 8; [LNAM] , 750 ; [CoL ]
Spilogale putorius interrupta ; [iNaturalist ]
= Spilogale putorius ?
?Spilogale indianola Merriam, 1890
Texas (coast), Louisiana. See [maps ]
Spilogale indianola Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 10; TL : Indianola, Matagorda Bay, Matagorda Co., Texas
= Spilogale putorius ?
?Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890
W.USA - C.Mexico. See [maps ]
Western Spotted Skunk
= Spilogale putorius ?
S. g. gracilis SE.Utah, SE.Nevada, Arizona - Sonora (Sierra de San Jose)
Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 3 : 83; TL : Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, north of San Francisco Mountain, Coconino Co., Arizona
Spilogale leucoparia Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 11; TL : Mason, Mason Co., Texas
Spilogale phenax arizonae Mearns, 1891; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3 : 256; TL : Fort Verde, Yavapai Co., Arizona
Spilogale ambigua Mearns, 1897; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20 : 3; TL : Eagle Mountain, Chihuahua, MExico, 4 miles S of border of Dona Ana Co., New Mexico
S. g. saxatilis Merriam, 1890 Utah, W.Colorado, S.Nevada, S.Idaho, SW.Montana
Spilogale saxatilis Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 13; TL : Provo, Utah Co., Utah
Spilogale gracilis saxatilis ; Howell, 1906, North Amer. Fauna 26 : 23; [LNAM] , 751
S. g. tenuis Howell, 1902 eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains (Colorado, N.New Mexico)
Spilogale tenuis Howell, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15 : 241; TL : Arkins, Larimer Co., Colorado
S. g. latifrons Merriam, 1890 NW.California, Oregon (coast), W.Washington, SW.British Columbia
Spilogale phenax latifrons Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 15; TL : Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon
Spilogale olympica Elliot, 1899; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 32, Zool. Ser., 1 (1): 270; TL : Lake Sutherland, Olympic Mountains, Clallam Co., Washington
Spilogale gracilis latifrons ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 106; [LNAM] , 752 ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
S. g. phenax Merriam, 1890 California
Spilogale phenax Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 13; TL : Nicasio, Marin Co., California
Spilogale gracilis phenax ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 105; [LNAM] , 752 ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
S. g. microrhina Hall, 1926 SW.California
Spilogale phenax microrhina Hall, 1926; Journ. Mamm., 7 (1): 53; TL : Julian, San Diego Co., California
Spilogale gracilis microrhina ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 105; [LNAM] , 752
S. g. amphialus Dickey, 1929 Santa Rosa Is., Santa Cruz Is., Santa Barbara Co.
Spilogale phenax amphialus Dickey, 1929; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 42 : 158; TL : Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara Islands, California
Spilogale gracilis amphiala ; [iNaturalist ]
Spilogale gracilis amphialus ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 104; [LNAM] , 752 ; [CoL ]
S. g. martirensis Elliot, 1903 Baja California
Spilogale arizonae martirensis Elliot, 1903; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 74, Zool. Ser., 3 (10): 170; TL : Vallecitos, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico
S. g. microdon Howell, 1906 Baja California
Spilogale microdon Howell, 1906; North Amer. Fauna 26 : 34; TL : Comondu, Baja California, Mexico
Spilogale gracilis microdon ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 334; [LNAM] , 753
S. g. lucasana Merriam, 1890 Baja California (cape region)
Spilogale lucasana Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4 : 11; TL : Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico
Spilogale gracilis lucasana ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM] , 753 ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ]
?Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902
-. See [maps ]
= Spilogale putorius ?
S. a. angustifrons Mexico
Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15 : 242; TL : Tlalpan, Distrito Federal, Mexico
S. a. tropicalis Howell, 1902 S.Oaxaca (coast region)
Spilogale angustifrons tropicalis Howell, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15 : 242; TL : San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexico
S. a. elata Howell, 1906 Mexico (Chiapas highlands), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, N.Costa Rica
Spilogale angustifrons elata Howell, 1906; North Amer. Fauna 26 : 27
S. a. yucatanensis Burt, 1938 Yucatan Peninsula
Spilogale angustifrons yucatanensis Burt, 1938; Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 384 : 2; TL : Chichen-Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Spilogale angustifrons yucatanensis ; [LNAM] , 754
Spilogale yucatanensis ; [CoL ]
S. a. celeris Hall, 1938 Costa Rica
Spilogale angustifrons celeris Hall, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 1 (5): 511; TL : San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Spilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898
-. See [maps ]
S. p. pygmaea Mexico (Sinaloa)
Spilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897 (4): 898; TL : Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico
S. p. australis Hall, 1938 Mexico (Gurrero)
Spilogale pygmaea australis Hall, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 1 (5): 514; TL : Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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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]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1
: 1-338,
: 339 -824
Mearns, 1897
Preliminary diagnoses of new mamals of the genera Lynx , Urocyon , Spilogale and Mephitis , from the Mexican boundary line
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20 : 461 [preprinted separately Jan. 12, 1897]
[LNAM]; Miller & Kellog, 1955
List of North American Recent Mammals
U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 205
: 1 -953
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