Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein 1832)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 621

Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein 1832)

[Mephitis] leuconota Lichtenstein 1832 , Darst. Saugeth., text: " Mephitis leuconota " [not paginated]: pl. 44. fig 1.

Type Locality: "oberen Lauf des Rio Alvarado" [ Mexico, Veracruz, Rio Alvarado] .

Vernacular Names: American Hog-nosed Skunk.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Conepatus leuconotus subsp. leuconotus Lichtenstein 1832

Subspecies Conepatus leuconotus subsp. figginsi F. W. Miller 1925

Subspecies Conepatus leuconotus subsp. telmalestes Bailey 1905

Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (from USA south along coast to Veracruz), Nicaragua, USA (S Gulf coast of Texas).

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct as C. mesoleucus telmalestes , Lower Risk (lc) as C. mesoleucus and C. leuconotus .

Discussion: Includes mesoleucus (Dragoo et al., 2003; Hall, 1981).