A Synopsis of the North American LagomorphaHall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
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A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha
Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Lagomorpha; Mammals -- North America
Total length, 595; tail, 77; hind foot, 133; ear from notch (dry), 112.
Upper parts bright ochraceous buff strongly washed with black; ears
entirely buff; nape with black stripe extending back from base of each
ear and median stripe of buff; flanks and underparts of body white; rump
iron gray; tympanic bullae smaller than in any other _Lepus_ of México.
=Lepus gaillardi=
Gaillard Jack Rabbit
Total length, 450-536; tail, 59-80; hind foot, 124-133; ear from notch
(dry), 110-112. Coloration essentially as in _Lepus callotis_ except
that nape is plain buff, without a trace of black, and upper parts
paler, more vinaceous buff.
LEPUS GAILLARDI BATTYI J. A. Allen.
1903. _Lepus_ (_Microtolagus_ [_sic_]) _gaillardi battyi_ J. A.
Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19:607, November 12, type from
Rancho Santuario, northwestern Durango.
_Marginal records._--Durango (Nelson, 1909:122): Río Campo; type
locality.
LEPUS GAILLARDI GAILLARDI Mearns.
1896. _Lepus gaillardi_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:560, June
24, type from West Fork of Playas Valley, near monument No. 63,
Mexican boundary line, Grant County, New Mexico.
_Marginal records._--New Mexico: Animas Valley (V. Bailey, 1932:53).
Chihuahua (Nelson, 1909:121): Whitewater; Colonia Juarez. New
Mexico; type locality.
=Lepus alleni=
Antelope Jack Rabbit
Total length, 553-670; tail, 48-76; hind foot, 127-150, ear from notch,
in flesh, 138-173. Top and sides of head creamy buff, slightly washed on
top with black; tail white except for mid-dorsal line of black extending
onto rump; sides of shoulders, flanks, sides of abdomen, rump, and
outside of hind legs uniform iron gray. The average weight of 61 adult
males from Arizona was 8.2 lbs. In that state 124 pregnant females had
an average of 1.93 young (1-5) and Vorhies and Taylor (1933:580) thought
that a female had three or four litters per year.
LEPUS ALLENI ALLENI Mearns.
1890. _Lepus alleni_ Mearns, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2:294,
February 21, type from Rillito, on the Southern Pacific Railroad,
Pima County, Arizona.
_Marginal records._--Arizona: Queen Creek (Vorhies and Taylor,
1933:480); Cascabel (_ibid._); Calabasas (Nelson, 1909:118). Sonora
(Burt, 1938): Cerro Blanco (p. 67); Oputo (p. 66); Batamotal (p.
66); La Libertad Ranch (p. 67); Picu Pass (p. 67). Arizona: 2 mi. W
Quitovaquita (Huey, 1942:362); Casa Grande (Nelson, 1909:118).
LEPUS ALLENI PALITANS Bangs.
1900. _Lepus_ (_Macrotolagus_) _alleni palitans_ Bangs, Proc. New
England Zool. Club, 1:85, February 23, type from Aguacaliente,
about 40 mi. SE Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
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