Life Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae

• Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) S.Canada - N.Mexico. See [maps] Striped Skunk
  • M. m. mephitis E.Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, N.Ontario)

    • Viverra mephitis Schreber, 1776; Die Säugthiere ..., Theil 3 (Heft 17): 121; TL: E. Canada (Province of Quebec)

    • Mephitis mephitis; J. A. Allen, 1902, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 16: 115
    • Mephitis mephitis mephitis; [LNAM, 754]
  • M. m. hudsonica Richardson, 1829 C.Manitoba - British Columbia

    • Mephitis americana var. hudsonica Richardson, 1829; Fauna Boreali-Americana, ..., 1: 55; TL: Plains of Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Mephitis minnesotae Brass, 1911; Aus dem reiche der Pelze: 532; TL: Forested region of Minnesota

    • Mephitis mephitis hudsonica; Hall, 1934, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 368
    • Mephitis mephitis hudsonica Richardson, 1829; [LNAM, 754]
  • M. m. nigra (Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796) New England, Middle Atlantic States

    • Viverra nigra Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796; A scientific and descriptive catalogue of Peale's Museum, Philadelphia: 37; TL: Maryland
    • Mephitis frontata Coues, 1875; Bull, U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., ser. 2, (1): 7
    • Mephitis mephitica True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609 (Part)
    • Chincha putida Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 25
    • Mephitis dentata Brass, 1911; Aus dem reiche der Pelze: 533; TL: From the Alleghenies - Connecticut

    • Mephitis mephitis nigra; Howell, 1921, North Amer. Fauna 45: 39; [LNAM, 755]
  • M. m. elongata Bangs, 1895 Florida - North Carolina - NA.Georgia - S.Alabama - Mississippi River (coast)

    • Mephitis mephitica elongata Bangs, 1895; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 26: 531; TL: Micco, Brevard Co., Florida

    • Mephitis mephitis elongata; Howell, 1921, North Amer. Fauna 45: 39; [LNAM, 755]
  • M. m. avia Bangs, 1898 prairie regions of (Illinois, W.Indiana, E.Iowa, N.Missouri, NE.Kansas)

    • Mephitis avia Bangs, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 32; TL: San Jose, Mason Co., Illinois

    • Mephitis mephitis avia; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 65; [LNAM, 755]
  • M. m. mesomelas Lichtenstein, 1832 West side of Mississippi Valley (S.Louisiana - Missouri, SE.Kansas) - Texas (coast)

    • Mephitis mesomelas Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 45, f. 2; TL: Louisiana
    • Mephitis mephitica scrutator Bangs, 1896; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 10: 141; TL: Cartville, Acadia Parish, La.

    • Chincha mesomelas; Howell, 1901, North Amer. Fauna 20: 29
    • Mephitis mephitis mesomelas; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 756]
  • M. m. varians Gray, 1837 S.Texas, W.Texas, E.New Mexico, N.Mexico - north (Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska)

    • Mephitis varians Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist., new ser., 1: 581; TL: Texas

    • Chincha mesomelas varians; Howell, 1901, North Amer. Fauna 20: 31
    • Mephitis mesomelas varians; J. A. Allen, 1901, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14: 334
    • Mephitis mephitis varians; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 756]
  • M. m. estor Merriam, 1890 New Mexico - Arizona - SE.Baja California, SE.California, Nevada, S.Utah, Sonora, Sierra Madre - Chihuahua

    • Mephitis estor Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 3: 81; TL: San Francisco Mountain, Coconino Co., Arizona (8200ft)

    • Mephitis mephitis estor; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 102; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 756]
  • M. m. major (Howell, 1901) SE.Washington - E.Oregon, NE.California, SE.Idaho, Utah (Wasatch Mts.) - Colorado River

    • Chincha occidentalis major Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 37; TL: Fort Klamath, Klamath Co., Oregon

    • Mephitis mephitis major; Hall, 1931, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 37 (1): 1; [LNAM, 756]
  • M. m. holzneri Mearns, 1897 S.California, Baja California

    • Mephitis occidentalis holzneri Mearns, 1897; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 4; TL: San Isidro Ranch, within 2 miles of U.S. boundary and 19 miles E from Pacific seacoast, Baja California, Mexico

    • Mephitis mephitis holzneri; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 107; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 757]
  • M. m. occidentalis Baird, 1858 Oregon (Willamette Valley) - California

    • Mephitis occidentalis Baird, 1858; in Rep. Expl. Suvr. Railr. to Pacific, Mammals, 8 (1): 194; TL: Petaluma, Sonoma Co., California
    • Chincha platyrhina Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 194

    • Mephitis mephitis occidentalis; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 106; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 67; [LNAM, 757]
  • M. m. notata (Howell, 1901) S.Washington (Columbia River Valley) - N.Oregon (east of Cascades)

    • Chincha occidentallis notata Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 36; TL: Trout Lake, Skamania Co., Washington

    • Mephitis mephitis notata; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 36; [LNAM, 757]
  • M. m. spissigrada Bangs, 1898 Pacific coast region (NW.Oregon - Washington - SW.British Columbia)

    • Mephitis spissigrada Bangs, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 31; TL: Sumas, British Columbia
    • Mephitis foetulenta Elliot, 1899; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 32, Zool. Ser., 1 (3): 269; TL: Lagune, near Port Angeles, Clallam Co., Washington

    • Mephitis mephitis spissigrada; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 473; [LNAM, 757]
• Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832 SW.USA, Mexico. See [maps] Hooded Skunk
  • M. m. macroura highlands (C.Mexico, S.Mexico) - Honduras

    • Maphitis macroura macroura
    • Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 46; TL: Mountains NW of city of Mexico
    • Mephitis macrurus True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609

    • Mephitis macroura macroura; [LNAM, 758]
  • M. m. eximius Hall & Dalquest, 1950 Mexico (Veracruz, lowlands)

    • Mephitis macroura eximius Hall & Dalquest, 1950; Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1 (24): 579; TL: 15 km W of Piedras Negras, Veracruz, Mexico

    • Mephitis macroura eximius; [LNAM, 758]
  • M. m. milleri Mearns, 1897 S.Arizona, SW.New Mexico, SW.Texas, Sonora

    • Mephitis milleri Mearns, 1897; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 467; TL: Fort Lowell, near Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona

    • Mephitis macroura milleri; J. A. Allen, 1901, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14: 334; [LNAM, 758]
  • M. m. vittata Lichtenstein, 1832 Mexico (Oaxaca)

    • Mephitis vittata Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 47

    • Mephitis macroura vittata; J. A. Allen, 1901, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14: 334; [LNAM, 759]

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