Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889 . N. Am. Fauna, 2: 15.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Mohave River, California [USA]." Restricted by Grinnell and Dixon (1918) to near Rabbit Springs, about 15 mi. (24 km) E Hesperia, San Bernardino Co .

DISTRIBUTION: NW Mohave Desert and Owens Valley (S California, USA).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Xerospermophilus; (Hall, 1981:405). Most closely related to S. tereticaudus (Hafner and Yates, 1983); hybridizes at one locality.