Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming — John Shaqi
Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of WyomingWhite, John A.
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Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming
White, John A.
Chipmunks
_Teton Co._: Two Ocean Lake, 2 (1 FC); Whetstone Creek, 8 (MM);
Emma Matilda Lake, 1 (FC); Pacific Creek Road, 2-1/2 mi. E Moran, 1
(FC); Two Ocean Lake Road, 2 (FC); 2 mi. E Moran, 1 (FC); 2-1/2 mi.
E and 1/4 mi. N Moran, 6,230 ft., 8; Pacific Creek, 1 (MM);
junction of Two Ocean Lake Road and U.S. Highway 187, 2 (FC);
Signal Mountain Road, 1 (FC); Leigh Lake, 9 (MM); Indian Paint
Brush Canyon, Teton Park, 1 (MM); Teton National Park, 3; 3 mi. E
and 1/4 mi. S Moran, 6,200 ft., 1; 3-3/4 mi. E and 1 mi. S Moran,
6,200 ft., 8; 2-1/2 mi. N and 3-1/2 mi. E Moran, 7,225 ft., 1;
Timbered Island, 6,750 ft., 4 mi. N Moose, 5; Bar BC Ranch, 6,500
ft., 2-1/2 mi. NE Moose, 9; Grand Teton, 9,000 ft., Teton Park, 1
(MM); Upper Arizona Creek, Jackson, 1 (MM).
_Lincoln Co._: 3 mi. N and 11 mi. E Alpine, 5,650 ft., 2.
_Additional records_ (Howell 1929:69): _Yellowstone Park_: Mammoth
Hot Springs; Roaring Mountain; Bunsen Peak; Yancey; Apollinaris
Spring; Canyon; Yellowstone Lake; Upper Geyser Basin; Old Faithful.
_Park Co._: Near head of Clarks Fork; Pahaska, N Fork Shoshone
River at Grinnell Creek; Valley. _Teton Co._: Moran; Teton
Mountains; Teton Pass. _Lincoln Co._: Afton, Salt River Mountains;
head of La Barge Creek, 9,100 ft.; Salt River Mountains, 10 mi. SE
Afton. _Sublette Co._: Merna; Stanley.
Eutamias dorsalis (Baird)
_Diagnosis._--Size medium to large; general tone of upper parts
Smoke Gray; dorsal stripes indistinct or obsolete; often brightly
colored at base of tail; keel of baculum proportionally high,
approximately 1/3 of length of tip; skull longer than 34.5 mm.
_Comparisons._--From _E. umbrinus_, _E. dorsalis_ differs in:
Dorsal stripes faint; skull smaller; base of baculum not noticeably
expanded; general tone of upper parts grayer.
For comparisons with _E. minimus_ and _E. amoenus_ see the accounts
of those species.
[Illustration: FIG. 2. Known occurrences and probable geographic
distribution of _Eutamias amoenus_ and _Eutamias dorsalis_ in
Wyoming. See figure 1 for explanation of symbols.
1. _E. amoenus luteiventris_
2. _E. dorsalis utahensis_]
Eutamias dorsalis utahensis Merriam
_Eutamias dorsalis utahensis_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,
11:210, July 1, 1897.
_Type._--Male, adult, skull and skin, No. 186457 (NM); from Ogden,
Weber County, Utah; obtained on October 9, 1888, by Vernon Bailey;
original No. 289.
_Diagnosis._--Size medium; dorsal stripes faint; baculum not
noticeably widened at base.
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