Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis Baird 1855

Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis Baird 1855, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 332.

Type Locality: "Fort Webster, Coppermines of the Mimbres" Restricted by A. H. Howell (1929:131) to near present site of Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico.

Vernacular Names: Cliff Chipmunk.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. dorsalis Baird 1855

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. carminis Goldman 1938

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. grinnelli Burt 1931

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. nidoensis Lidicker 1960

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. sonoriensis Callahan and Davis 1977

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. utahensis Merriam 1897

Distribution: E Nevada, S Idaho, Utah, SW Wyoming, and NW Colorado south through Arizona and W New Mexico (USA) to NW Durango, W Coahuila, and coastal Sonora (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Reviewed by Callahan and Davis (1977) who included sonoriensis in this species, and by Hart (1992, Mammalian Species No. 399).