_Callospermophilus lateralis tescorum_ Hollister, Smithsonian Misc. Coll., 56 (no. 26):2, December 5, 1911. _Citellus lateralis tescorum_ Elliot, Check-list Mamm. N. Amer., Supp., p. 29, 1917. _Type._--Obtained at the head of Moose Pass Branch, Smoky River, Alberta (near Moose Pass, British Columbia), 7,000 ft., by N. Hollister on August 2, 1911; type in United States National Museum. _Racial characters._--Large size, gray color. _Measurements._--A female from Pass Creek Pass, Pend Oreille County, measures: total length 257; length of tail 90; hind foot 40; ear 14. _Distribution._--Known only from the Pend Oreille Mountains, Pend Oreille County, at Pass Creek Pass (W. W. D.). [Illustration: FIG. 86. Distribution of golden-mantled ground squirrels in Washington. A. _Citellus lateralis tescorum._ B. _Citellus lateralis connectens._ C. _Citellus saturatus._] =Citellus lateralis connectens= (Howell) _Callospermophilus chrysodeirus connectens_ Howell, Jour. Mamm., 12:161, May 14, 1931. _Citellus lateralis connectens_ Howell, N. Amer. Fauna, 56:205, May 18, 1938. _Type._--Obtained at Homestead, Oregon, by H. H. Sheldon on June 1, 1916; type in United States National Museum. _Racial Characters._--Similar to _C. l. tescorum_ but browner, more buffy and less grayish, mantle brighter, size slightly smaller. _Measurements._--Seven males from northeastern Oregon average (Howell, 1938: 206): total length 266; length of tail 92; hind foot 41.7; ear 14.8 (dry). An adult female from Godman Springs, Columbia County, measures: total length 257; length of tail 87; hind foot 37; ear 14. _Distribution._--The Blue Mountains of extreme southeastern Washington. _Remarks._--This race differs markedly from the subspecies that occupies northeastern Washington, but differs but little from _Citellus l. chrysodeirus_ of the Cascades of Oregon. =Citellus saturatus= (Rhoads) Golden-mantled ground squirrel _Tamias lateralis saturatus_ Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1895:43, April 9, 1895. [_Spermophilus lateralis_] _saturatus_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 45, zoöl. ser., 2:83, 1901. _Citellus lateralis saturatus_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 105, zoöl. ser., 6:106, 1905. _Callospermophilus lateralis saturatus_ Miller, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull., 79:316, December 31, 1912. _Citellus saturatus_ Howell, N. Amer. Fauna, 56:212, May 18, 1936. _Type._--Obtained at Lake Keechelus, 3000 ft., Kittitas County, Washington, by A. Rupert, in September, 1893; type in Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.