Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus Merriam 1890

Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus Merriam 1890, in: J. A. Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. 3: 86.

Type Locality: "San Bernardino Mts., [San Bernardino Co.,] Cal[ifornia, USA]." Restricted by A. H. Howell (1929:89) to Whitewater Creek, 7,500 ft. [2,255 m].

Vernacular Names: Lodgepole Chipmunk.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. speciosus Merriam 1890

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. callipeplus Merriam 1893

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. frater J. A. Allen 1890

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. sequoiensis A. H. Howell 1922

Distribution: USA: Sierra Nevada from Mt. Lassen to San Bernardino Mtns (California); W Nevada.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Reviewed by Best et al. (1994 c, Mammalian Species No. 478).