Tamias ochrogenys (Merriam, 1897) . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 11:195, 206.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Mendocino, [Mendocino Co.,] California." [USA] .

DISTRIBUTION: Coast of N California from Van Duzen River south to S Sonoma Co. (USA).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Neotamias . Elevated from subspecies of townsendii by Sutton and Nadler (1974); supported by Kain (1985), Sutton (1987), and Gannon and Lawlor (1989).