Chaetodipus californiens Merriam, 1889 . N. Am. Fauna, 1:26.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, California, Alameda Co., Berkeley .

DISTRIBUTION: C California (USA) to N Baja California Norte (Mexico).

SYNONYMS: armatus Merriam, bensoni von Bloeker, bernardinus Benson, dispar Osgood, femoralis J. A. Allen, marinensis von Bloeker, mesopolius Elliot, ochrus Osgood.

COMMENTS: Subspecies listed by Hall (1981).