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Spilogale Gray, 1865
Spilogale Gray, 1865; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (1): 150, TS: Mephitis interrupta Rafinesque
?Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs, 1898
Florida. See [About maps] Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs, 1898; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 28: 222, TL: Oak Lodge, East Peninsula, opposite Micco, Brevard Co., Florida
Mephitis putorius True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609 (Part)
Spilogale ambarvalis ; [LNAM, 750]

= Spilogale putorius?

Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mississippi, Alabama, W.NA.Georgia, W.South Carolina - N.Virginia. See [About maps] Spotted Skunk
Viverra putorius Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 44, TL: South Carolina
Spilogale ringens Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 9, TL: Greensboro, Hale Co., Alabama
Spilogale putorius ; Coues, 1875, Bull, U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., ser. 2, (1): 12 (part); [LNAM, 750]
?Spilogale interrupta (Rafinesque, 1820)
Iowa, S.Minnesota, E.South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, E.Texas. See [About maps] Mephitis interrupta Rafinesque, 1820; Annals of Nature ..., 1: 3, TL: Upper Missouri
Spilogale interrupta ; Merriam, 1890, North Amer. Fauna 4: 8; [LNAM, 750]

= Spilogale putorius?

?Spilogale indianola Merriam, 1890
Texas (coast), Louisiana. See [About maps] Spilogale indianola Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 10, TL: Indianola, Matagorda Bay, Matagorda Co., Texas
Spilogale indianola ; [LNAM, 750]

= Spilogale putorius?

?Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890
W.USA - C.Mexico. See [About maps] Western Spotted Skunk

= Spilogale putorius?

S. g. gracilis
SE.Utah, SE.Nevada, Arizona - Sonora (Sierra de San Jose) Spilogale gracilis Merrian, 1890; : 83, TL: Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, north of San Francisco Mountain, Coconino Co., Arizona
Spilogale leucoparia Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 11, TL: Mason, Mason Co., Texas
Spilogale phenax arizonae Mearns, 1891; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3: 256, TL: Fort Verde, Yavapai Co., Arizona
Spilogale ambigua Mearns, 1897; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 3, TL: Eagle Mountain, Chihuahua, MExico, 4 miles S of border of Dona Ana Co., New Mexico
Spilogale gracilis gracilis ; [LNAM, 750]
S. g. saxatilis Merriam, 1890
Utah, W.Colorado, S.Nevada, S.Idaho, SW.Montana Spilogale saxatilis Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 13, TL: Provo, Utah Co., Utah
Spilogale gracilis saxatilis ; Howell, 1906, North Amer. Fauna 26: 23; [LNAM, 751]
S. g. tenuis Howell, 1902
eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains (Colorado, N.New Mexico) Spilogale tenuis Howell, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 241, TL: Arkins, Larimer Co., Colorado
Spilogale gracilis tenuis ; [LNAM, 751]
S. g. latifrons Merriam, 1890
NW.California, Oregon (coast), W.Washington, SW.British Columbia Spilogale phenax latifrons Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 15, TL: Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon
Spilogale olympica Elliot, 1899; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 32, Zool. Ser., 1 (1): 270, TL: Lake Sutherland, Olympic Mountains, Clallam Co., Washington
Spilogale gracilis latifrons ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 106; [LNAM, 752]
S. g. phenax Merriam, 1890
California Spilogale phenax Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 13, TL: Nicasio, Marin Co., California
Spilogale gracilis phenax ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 105; [LNAM, 752]
S. g. microrhina Hall, 1926
SW.California Spilogale phenax microrhina Hall, 1926; Journ. Mamm., 7 (1): 53, TL: Julian, San Diego Co., California
Spilogale gracilis microrhina ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 105; [LNAM, 752]
S. g. amphialus Dickey, 1929
Santa Rosa Is., Santa Cruz Is., Santa Barbara Co. Spilogale phenax amphialus Dickey, 1929; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 42: 158, TL: Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara Islands, California
Spilogale gracilis amphialus ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 104; [LNAM, 752]
S. g. martirensis Elliot, 1903
Baja California Spilogale arizonae martirensis Elliot, 1903; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 74, Zool. Ser., 3 (10): 170, TL: Vallecitos, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico
Spilogale gracilis martirensis ; [LNAM, 753]
S. g. microdon Howell, 1906
Baja California Spilogale microdon Howell, 1906; North Amer. Fauna 26: 34, TL: Comondu, Baja California, Mexico
Spilogale gracilis microdon ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 334; [LNAM, 753]
S. g. lucasana Merriam, 1890
Baja California (cape region) Spilogale lucasana Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 4: 11, TL: Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico
Spilogale gracilis lucasana ; Hall & Kelson, 1952, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5 (25): 335; [LNAM, 753]
?Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902
-. See [About maps]

= Spilogale putorius?

S. a. angustifrons
Mexico Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 242, TL: Tlalpan, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Spilogale angustifrons angustifrons ; [LNAM, 753]
S. a. tropicalis Howell, 1902
S.Oaxaca (coast region) Spilogale angustifrons tropicalis Howell, 1902; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15: 242, TL: San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexico
Spilogale angustifrons tropicalis ; [LNAM, 753]
S. a. elata Howell, 1906,:LNAM#: 27
Mexico (Chiapas highlands), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, N.Costa Rica Spilogale angustifrons elata ; [LNAM, 753]
S. a. yucatanensis Burt, 1938
Yucatan Peninsula Spilogale angustifrons yucatanensis Burt, 1938; Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 384: 2, TL: Chichen-Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Spilogale angustifrons yucatanensis ; [LNAM, 754]
S. a. celeris Hall, 1938
Costa Rica Spilogale angustifrons celeris Hall, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 1 (5): 511, TL: San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Spilogale angustifrons celeris ; [LNAM, 754]
Spilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898
-. See [About maps]
S. p. pygmaea
Mexico (Sinaloa) Spilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897 (4): 898, TL: Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico
Spilogale pygmaea pygmaea ; Hall, 1938, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 1 (5): 514; [LNAM, 754]
S. p. australis Hall, 1938
Mexico (Gurrero) Spilogale pygmaea australis Hall, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 1 (5): 514, TL: Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Spilogale pygmaea australis ; [LNAM, 754]

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References:
[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

Some related literature:
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
Mearns, 1897
Preliminary diagnoses of new mamals of the genera Lynx, Urocyon, Spilogale and Mephitis, from the Mexican boundary line Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 461 [preprinted separately Jan. 12, 1897]

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