Life Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae

• Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832) -. See [maps]
  • 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 [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 -. See [maps]
  • 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]

• Conepatus chinga
• Conepatus humboldtii Gray

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