Tamias speciosus Merriam, 1890 . In J. A. Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 3:86.

TYPE LOCALITY: "San Bernardino Mts., [San Bernardino Co.,] Cal [ifornia, USA]." Restricted by Howell (1929:89) to Whitewater Creek, 7,500 ft. [2,255 m].

DISTRIBUTION: USA: Sierra Nevada from Mt. Lassen to San Bernardino Mtns (California); W Nevada.

SYNONYMS: callipeplus Merriam, 1893; frater J. Allen, 1890; sequoiensis (A. Howell, 1922).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Neotamias .