Sciurus (Sciurus) oculatus Peters 1863

Sciurus (Sciurus) oculatus Peters 1863, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1863: 653.

Type Locality: "Eastern Mexico." Restricted by Nelson (1899 b:88) to "near Las Vigas [Veracruz] Mexico." .

Vernacular Names: Peters's Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) oculatus subsp. oculatus Peters 1863

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) oculatus subsp. shawi Dalquest 1950

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) oculatus subsp. tolucae Nelson 1898

Distribution: Mexico: San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla, Mexico, Queretaro and Guanajuato.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:430) . Reviewed by Best (1995 e, Mammalian Species No. 498).