Spermophilus relictus (Kashkarov, 1923) . Trans. Turk. Sci. Soc., 1:185.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Kara-Bura Gorge and Kumysh-Tagh Gorge in the Talus Ala Tau" [Talassk. Obi., Kirgizistan] (Ognev, 1963a:70) .

DISTRIBUTION: Tien Shan Mtns in Kirgizistan and SE Kazakhstan.

SYNONYMS: arenicola (Rail, 1935); rolli (Kuznetsov, 1948).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Spermophilus (Gromov et al., 1965:198) .