A New Chipmunk (Genus Eutamias) from the Black HillsWhite, John A.
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A New Chipmunk (Genus Eutamias) from the Black Hills
White, John A.
Chipmunks; Mammals -- South Dakota
From _Eutamias minimus confinis_ (specimens from 17-1/2 mi. E and
4-1/2 mi. S Shell, 8500 ft., Big Horn County, Wyoming), _E. m.
silvaticus_ differs in: General tone of upper parts darker, more
reddish and less grayish; sides of rump more reddish and less
grayish; underside of tail more tawny; skull distinctly longer
and broader across zygomata.
From _Eutamias minimus borealis_ (specimens from 1 mi. NW of
junction of Irons Creek and Laird River; N side Muskwa River, 4 mi.
W Ft. Nelson, 1200 ft.; E side Minaker River, 1 mi. W Trutch;
Beatton River, 115 mi. S Ft. Nelson; 5 mi. W and 3 mi. N Ft. St.
John; S side Toad River, 10 mi. S and 21 mi. E Muncho Lake; all in
British Columbia; and from Assineau River, 1920 ft., 10 mi. E and 1
mi. N Kinuso, Alberta), _E. m. silvaticus_ differs in: Under side
of tail more reddish; dorsal stripes less blackish; sides slightly
paler (less tawny); nasals distinctly shorter; skull distinctly
shorter.
_Measurements._--Average and extreme measurements of three adult
males and 11 adult females of _E. m. silvaticus_ from the type
locality are, respectively, as follows: Total length, 190
(189-190), 207 (202-220); length of tail, 85 (81-90), 97 (82-105);
length of hind foot, 31 (30-33), 32 (31-34); length of ear, 14
(13-16), 15 (14-17); weight, 45.7 (44.6-46.5), 55.7 (50.0-68.0);
greatest length of skull, 32.0 (31.5-32.6), 32.3 (31.5-33.1);
zygomatic breadth, 18.5 (18.5-18.5), 18.6 (18.2-19.0); least
interorbital constriction, 6.9 (6.8-7.1), 7.0 (6.4-8.1); length of
nasals, 9.4 (9.2-9.6), 9.6 (9.3-10.1).
_Measurements of the type._--Total length, 206; length of tail, 90;
length of hind foot, 32; length of ear, 15; weight, 59.3; greatest
length of skull, 32.6; zygomatic breadth, 18.6; least interorbital
constriction, 6.4; length of nasals, 9.3.
_Specimens examined._--Total number, 28. Specimens from South
Dakota are in the United States National Museum, and those from
Wyoming are in the Museum of Natural History of the University of
Kansas.
#South Dakota#: _Custer Co._: Custer, 3; _Lawrence Co._: Deadwood,
10.
#Wyoming#: _Crook County_: 3 mi. NW Sundance, 5900 ft., 14; 15 mi.
ENE Sundance, 3825 ft., 1.
Acknowledgment is made of assistance, with the field work, received
from the Kansas University Endowment Association.
_Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Transmitted
December 8, 1951._
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