Tamias (Neotamias) quadrivittatus Say 1823

Tamias (Neotamias) quadrivittatus Say 1823, in: James, Account Exped. Pittsburgh to Rocky Mtns, Vol. 2: 45.

Type Locality: "[Arkansas River]...the place where the river leaves the mountains," Restricted by Merriam (1905:163) to about 26 mi. [42 km] below Cañon City, Fremont Co., Colorado [USA].

Vernacular Names: Colorado Chipmunk.

Synonyms: Tamias (Neotamias) animosus (Warren 1909); Tamias (Neotamias) australis (Patterson 1980); Tamias (Neotamias) gracilis J. A. Allen 1890; Tamias (Neotamias) hopiensis Merriam 1905 .

Distribution: Mountains of Colorado and E Utah south to NE Arizona and S New Mexico (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as T. q. australis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Formerly included hopiensis, but see Patterson (1984:452), who regarded it a nomen dubium, and rufus, now considered distinct (Patterson, 1984); but see Hoffmeister and Ellis (1979). See also umbrinus . Reviewed by Best et al. (1994 a, Mammalian Species No. 466).