Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863 . Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1863:654.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico." (Nelson, 18996:101) .

DISTRIBUTION: Tamaulipas (Mexico) to Costa Rica.

STATUS: CITES - Appenidx III (Costa Rica).

SYNONYMS: matagalpae J. Allen, 1908; miravallensis Harris, 1931; negligens Nelson, 1898; taeniurus Gray, 1867; tephrogaster Gray, 1867; vivax Nelson, 1901.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:426) .