The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North America — John Shaqi
The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North AmericaWhite, John A.
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The Baculum in the Chipmunks of Western North America
White, John A.
Chipmunks; Penis
Differs from _E. speciosus_, _E. panamintinus_, _E. umbrinus_, _E.
palmeri_, and _E. bulleri_, in base not widened, shaft thinner; from _E.
quadrivittatus_, _E. ruficaudus_, _E. cinereicollis_, and _E.
quadrimaculatus_, in shaft thinner, baculum usually shorter; from _E.
merriami_, in shaft markedly shorter, base not incised dorsally, tip
proportionally longer.
For comparisons with _E. alpinus_, _E. minimus_, _E. townsendii_, _E.
sonomae_, and _E. amoenus_, see the accounts of those species.
_Specimens examined_: 12.
_E. dorsalis dorsalis_: Arizona: _Yavapai Co._: 3 mi. N Ft.
Whipple, 5,000 ft., 1 (BS). _Gila Co._: Carr's Ranch, Sierra
Ancha Mountains, 1 (BS). _Pima Co._: Unspecified, 1 (MM). New
Mexico: _Valencia Co._: Mount Taylor, 1 (MM); 1 mi. N Cebolleta,
1 (MM). _Socorro Co._: San Mateo Mountains, 1 (BS). _Chihuahua_:
Sierra Madre, near Guadalupe y Calvo, 3 (BS).
_E. d. utahensis_: Wyoming: _Sweetwater Co._: W side Green
River, 1 mi. N Utah Border, 1. Colorado: _Moffat Co._: Escalante
Hills, 20 mi. SE Ladore, 1 (BS). Arizona: _Coconino Co._: Ryan,
1 (BS).
#Eutamias merriami# (J. A. Allen)
Figure 7
General tone of upper parts grayish; cheeks and underparts
white, more or less dulled by gray; size large; skull large.
Baculum: Shaft thin; keel low, 2/5 of length of tip; tip 16 per cent of
length of shaft; angle formed by tip and shaft 130°; distal 1/10 of
shaft slightly compressed laterally; base incised dorsally; shaft
markedly long, 4.88 mm.
Differs from _E. speciosus_, _E. panamintinus_, _E. umbrinus_, _E.
palmeri_, and _E. bulleri_, in base incised dorsally, base not widened,
shaft thinner, tip proportionally shorter; from _E. quadrivittatus_, _E.
ruficaudus_, _E. cinereicollis_, and _E. quadrimaculatus_, in base
incised dorsally, shaft thinner, tip proportionally much shorter.
For comparisons with _E. alpinus_, _E. minimus_, _E. townsendii_, _E.
sonomae_, _E. amoenus_, and _E. dorsalis_, see the accounts of those
species.
_Specimens examined_: One from Mount Piños, Ventura Co.,
California (LA).
#Eutamias quadrivittatus# (Say)
Figures 8-10
Color bright and tawny; size medium to large; braincase widened.
Baculum of _E. q. quadrivittatus_: Shaft thick; keel proportionally low,
1/4 of length of tip; tip 30 to 44 per cent of length of shaft; angle
formed by tip and shaft 130°; distal 1/3 of shaft slightly compressed
laterally; shaft long, 3.17 to 3.62 mm.
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