Lariscus insignis (F. Cuvier 1821)

[Sciurus] insignis F. Cuvier 1821, in: E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mammiferes, pt. 2, Vol. 4, 34: 2 pp.

Type Locality: " Sumatra," [Indonesia]. Restricted by Sody (1949 a:113) to Lampongs, S Sumatra .

Vernacular Names: Three-striped Ground Squirrel.

Synonyms: Lariscus castaneus (Miller 1900); Lariscus saturatus Chasen 1935 .

Subspecies::

Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. insignis F. Cuvier 1821

Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. diversus Thomas 1898

Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. javanus Thomas and Wroughton 1909

Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. peninsulae Miller 1903

Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. rostratus Miller 1903

Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, adjacent isls.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included niobe, and obscurus; see Chasen (1940:145-146); but see also Corbet and Hill (1992:300); see comments under niobe .