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Conepatus Gray, 1837

Conepatus Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist., new ser., 1: 581, TS: Conepatus humboldtii Gray
Oryctogale Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 161, TS: Conepatus leuconotus Lichtenstein
Marputius Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist., new ser., 1: 581, TS: Mephitis chilensis Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire

Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832)

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C. l. leuconotus

Mexico? Mephitis leuconota Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 44, f. 1, TL: Rio Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
Conepatus leuconotus ; Merriam, 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 161
Conepatus leuconotus leuconotus ; [LNAM, 759]

C. l. texensis Merriam, 1902

S.Texas - Tamaulipas Conepatus mapurito True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609 (Part)
Conepatus leuconotus texensis Merriam, 1884; : 1902, TL: Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas
Conepatus leuconotus texensis ; [LNAM, 759]

Conepatus mesoleucus (Lichtenstein, 1832)

S.USA - Nicaragua. See [About maps] Hog-nosed Skunk

C. m. mesoleucus

Mexico? Mephitis mesoleuca Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 44, f. 2, TL: Near Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico
Conepatus mesoleucus ; Merriam, 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 163
Conepatus mesoleucus mesoleucus ; [LNAM, 759]

C. m. filipensis Merriam, 1902

Cerro San Felipe (forests) Conepatus filipensis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 163, TL: Cerro San Felipe, Oaxaca, Mexico, (10000 ft)
Conepatus mesoleucus filipensis ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM, 759]

C. m. nicaraguae J. A. Allen, 1910

Honduras, Nicaragua, ?N.Costa Rica Conepatus nicaraguae J. A. Allen, 1910; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 28: 106, TL: San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega, Nicaragua (5000 ft)
Conepatus mesoleucus nicaraguae ; Goodwin, 1946, Bull. Amer. Must. Nat. Hist., 87: 437; [LNAM, 760]

C. m. nelsoni Goldman, 1922

Colima Conepatus mesoleucus nelsoni Goldman, 1922; Journ. Mamm., 3 (1): 41, TL: Armeria (near Manzanillo), Colima, Mexico
Conepatus mesoleucus nelsoni ; [LNAM, 760]

C. m. pediculus Merriam, 1902

Conepatus pediculus Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 164, TL: Sierra Guadalupe, Coahuila, Mexico
Conepatus mesoleucus pediculus ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM, 760]

C. m. sonoriensis Merriam, 1902

NW.Mexico Conepatus sonoriensis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 162, TL: Camoa, Rio Mayo, Sonora, Mexico
Conepatus mesoleucus sonoriensis ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM, 760]

C. m. mearnsi Merriam, 1902

N.Mexico, S.Texas, S.New Mexico Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 163, TL: Mason, Mason Co., Texas
Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi ; [LNAM, 760]

C. m. venaticus Goldman, 1922

SE.Arizona - SW.New Mexico - Mexico (N.Sonora, N.Chihuahua) Conepatus mesoleucus venaticus Goldman, 1922; Journ. Mamm., 3 (1): 40, TL: Cosper Ranch, Blue River, 12 miles S of Blue, Greenlee Co., Arizona (5000 ft)
Conepatus mesoleucus venaticus ; [LNAM, 761]

C. m. figginsi Miller, 1925

?Colorado Conepatus mesoleucus figginsi Miller, 1925; Journ. Mamm., 6 (1): 50, TL: Furnace Canyon, western Baca Co., Colorado
Conepatus mesoleucus figginsi ; [LNAM, 761]

C. m. fremonti Miller, 1933

?Colorado Conepatus mesoleucus fremonti Miller, 1933; Proc. Colorado Mus. Nat. Hist., 12: 1, TL: Garden Park, near Canyon City, Fremont Co., Colorado
Conepatus mesoleucus fremonti ; [LNAM, 761]

C. m. telmalestes Bailey, 1905

SE.Texas Conepatus mesoleucus telmalestes Bailey, 1905; North Amer. Fauna 25: 203, TL: Big Thicket, 7 miles NE of Sour Lake, Hardin Co., Texas
Conepatus mesoleucus telmalestes ; [LNAM, 761]

Conepatus semistriatus

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C. s. conepatl (Gmelin, 1788)

Mexico (S.Veracruz, Tabasco) Viverra conepatl Gmelin, 1788; Caroli a Linné systema naturae ..., 1: 88, TL: "Nova Hispania"
Conepatus tropicalis Merriam, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 164, TL: Motzorongo, Veracruz, Mexico
Conepatus semistriatus conepatl ; Hershkovitz, 1951, Fieldiana-Zool., Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Publ. 670, 31: 562; [LNAM, 761]

C. s. yucatanicus Goldman, 1943

Yucatan, Guatemala Conepatus tropicalis yucatanicus Goldman, 1943; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 56: 89, TL: La Vega, on mainland coast opposite Isla Cancun, NE Quintana Roo, Mexico
Conepatus tropicalis yucatanicus ; [LNAM, 761]

C. s. trichurus Thomas, 1905

W.Panama, Costa Rica Conepatus mapurito Bangs, 1902; Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 39: 48 (?preocc. mapurito Gmelin)
Conepatus tropicalis trichurus Thomas, 1905; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (7) 15: 585, TL: Bóquete, Volcán de Chiriqui, Chiriqui, Panama
Conepatus semistriatus trichurus ; Hershkovitz, 1951, Fieldiana-Zool., Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Publ. 670, 31: 562; [LNAM, 762]

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[About maps]

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[LNAM]

Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205

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