identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03FF87CBFFB77C7088BFFE432DA2FB64.text	03FF87CBFFB77C7088BFFE432DA2FB64.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conepatus leuconotus (LicHtenstein 1832)	<div><p>Conepatus leuconotus (LicHtenstein, 1832)</p><p>White-backed Hog-nosed Skunk</p><p>Conepatus leuconotus can be distinguished from other skunks by the lack of a white spot or medial stripe between the eyes. In addition to the extended nose, the species can be identified by a single, wide white stripe that begins on the forehead and extends the length of the back and tail (Dragoo and Sheffield 2009). Within Texas, its range consists of C. leuconotus leuconotus in southern, western, and central Texas and a disparate, but presumed extinct, subspecies, C. leuconotus telmalestes, in southeastern Texas (Dragoo et al. 2003; Schmidly and Bradley 2016).</p><p>Five county records, including a range extension for the species, and three nonvouchered photographic records are reported here. A record from Briscoe County in 2009 extends the range of C. l. leuconotus by approximately 100 km north of its known distribution in the Texas Panhandle (Fig. 1). A record from Garza County also recently was reported (Halsey et al. 2018). Herein are other specimens examined from Bell, Edwards, Hood, and San Saba counties, all within the currently known distribution. Nonvouchered photographic records from iNaturalist in Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney counties are within the currently known distribution of the species.</p><p>The state of Texas lists C. leuconotus as a species of special conservation need but categorizes it as S4 (TPWD 2020). The category S4 is defined as “Apparently Secure: Uncommon but not rare; some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.” The consistent appearance of individuals killed by vehicles and on game cameras suggests that it is widely distributed and populations appear stable.</p><p>Specimens examined (7).— Bell County (1): 29 April 2014 (ASNHC 20031) . Briscoe County (1): male, 4 June 2009, 9.2 km north, 11.6 km west of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-101.435616&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.554222" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -101.435616/lat 34.554222)">Silverton</a> on TX HWY 207 (34.554221, -101.435619; ASNHC 16138) . Edwards County (3): male, 24 October 1993, 6 km south of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-100.66658&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.22073" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -100.66658/lat 30.22073)">Edwards-Sutton county</a> line on Route 277 (30.220729, -100.666578; ASNHC 12930) ; female, 16 March 2008, 61 km northeast of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-100.62795&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.793503" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -100.62795/lat 29.793503)">Del Rio</a> on TX HWY 377 (29.793503, -100.627954; ASNHC 13538) ; male, 6 February 2015, north of Val Verde County line on TX HWY 277 (30.122737, -100.694652; ASNHC 17833) . Hood County (1): 3 June 2011 (ASNHC 14849) . San Saba County (1): 23 August 2012 (ASNHC 16470) .</p><p>NonVoucHered pHotograpHic records (19).— Blanco County (12): 14 September 2016 (4109458); 20 March 2017 (5411795); 13 November 2017 (8797691); 28 November 2018 (18699497); 12 February 2019 (21539430); 2 December 2020 (66049785); 08 December 2020 (66323291); 16 December 2020 (66716938); 22 December 2020 (66922450); 23 December 2020 (66967526); 04 February 2021 (69042216); 14 March 2021 (71300046). Kendall County (3): 18 October 2014 (1025909); 23 September 2019 (33313743); 3 October 2019 (48581808). Kinney County (4): 2 October 2015 (2040687); 20 April 2017 (5873511); 12 October 2019 (34282008); 28 July 2020 (56424839).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FF87CBFFB77C7088BFFE432DA2FB64	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Jefferson, Kamren P.;Garcia, S. Leigh Ann;Krejsa, Dianna M.;Perkins, J. Clint;Stevens, Skyler;Matlack, Raymond S.;Dowler, Robert C.	Jefferson, Kamren P., Garcia, S. Leigh Ann, Krejsa, Dianna M., Perkins, J. Clint, Stevens, Skyler, Matlack, Raymond S., Dowler, Robert C. (2022): Noteworthy Records, Range Extensions, And Conservation Status Of Skunk Species In Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum 384: 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748660
03FF87CBFFB77C768BD8FA9E2DB2FAD0.text	03FF87CBFFB77C768BD8FA9E2DB2FAD0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mephitis macroura LicHtenstein 1832	<div><p>Mephitis macroura LicHtenstein, 1832</p><p>Hooded Skunk</p><p>MepHitis macroura closely resembles M. mepHi - tis but can be identified by its longer, softer fur and a distinct ruff of longer hair on the upper neck, as well as by its striping pattern. This skunk species is quite variable with three different color patterns: upperparts black with two narrow, lateral white stripes; upperparts mostly white, with a broad white band extending from between the eyes to the tail, and sides black; an intermediate phase with a single broad white band on the back and two narrow lateral white stripes. All three patterns share a thin, medial white stripe between the eyes (Ten Hwang and Larivière 2001; Schmidly and Bradley 2016).</p><p>MepHitis macroura occurs from Costa Rica north to the southwestern United States. In Texas, records of the subspecies, M. macroura milleri, are known only from the Trans-Pecos region (Schmidly and Bradley 2016). The species is considered rare in Texas with a specimen last collected in 1999 (Yancey et al. 2017), leading some mammalogists to believe that M. mac - roura may be extirpated in Texas (Schmidly and Bradley 2016). We report on five recent observations from camera-trap data that document M. macroura in Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, within the past ten years. A camera-trap study in Big Bend National Park (Stevens 2017) revealed two records in 2014 (Fig. 2). A third image from a camera-trap survey on Mount Emory was taken in April 2019 (L. Ammerman, pers. comm.). Two images, one from February 2021 (not shown) and a second from June 2021 (Fig. 2) show M. macroura at Pine Canyon Spring. Although there are no iNaturalist observations of M. macroura in Texas, several are documented in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila. Four confirmed iNaturalist observations of M. macroura are documented within 50 km of the border with Texas in the last 10 years (11 September 2011 – 6 November 2019), supporting the liklihood of occupancy of the Hooded Skunk in Texas.</p><p>Because of its constrained distribution in Texas, M. macroura is listed as an S1S2 species of greatest conservation need, but has a global conservation status of G5 (TPWD 2020). S1S2 indicates “critically imperiled or imperiled” and G5 indicates “secure”. MepHitis macroura should be considered rare in Texas, and further studies that consistently monitor vehicle-killed skunks or use camera-traps may provide a better assessment of the status of this species in the state.</p><p>NonVoucHered pHotograpHic records (5).—Brewster County, Big Bend National Park (5): 7 September 2014, Juniper Canyon; 13 October 2014, Mule Ears;</p><p>27 April 2019, Mount Emory; 5 February 2021, Pine Canyon Spring; 13 June 2021, Pine Canyon Spring.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FF87CBFFB77C768BD8FA9E2DB2FAD0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Jefferson, Kamren P.;Garcia, S. Leigh Ann;Krejsa, Dianna M.;Perkins, J. Clint;Stevens, Skyler;Matlack, Raymond S.;Dowler, Robert C.	Jefferson, Kamren P., Garcia, S. Leigh Ann, Krejsa, Dianna M., Perkins, J. Clint, Stevens, Skyler, Matlack, Raymond S., Dowler, Robert C. (2022): Noteworthy Records, Range Extensions, And Conservation Status Of Skunk Species In Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum 384: 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748660
03FF87CBFFB17C748BE5FA132BECFB87.text	03FF87CBFFB17C748BE5FA132BECFB87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mephitis mephitis (Schreber 1776)	<div><p>Mephitis mephitis (ScHreBer, 1776)</p><p>Striped Skunk</p><p>MepHitis mepHitis is distinguished by two white dorsal stripes that join on the neck and branch behind the head. A white medial stripe is present on the face and forehead (Wade-Smith and Verts 1982). Despite this standard pattern, there is remarkable variation in the pelage of this species with some individuals almost completely black and others with white over most of the body. Striped skunks are distributed throughout the state of Texas (Schmidly and Bradley 2016) with M. m. Varians in the western majority of the state and M. m. mesomelus roughly east of the Balcones Fault Zone (Schmidly 1983). In most areas where they occur sympatrically with other skunks, M. mepHitis is the most abundant species (Schmidly and Bradley 2016). Despite state-wide distribution, some counties do not have a representative vouchered specimen or documented observation. Krishnamoorthy et al. (2021) reported a recent record from Lynn County located in the Texas Panhandle. Herein are documented 39 county records and 41 nonvounchered photographic records from 12 counties. One record from Wilson County was deposited as a voucher specimen at the Texas A&amp;M Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collection – formerly Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection (TCWC).</p><p>Specimens examined (149).—Armstrong County (1): 25 August 2020 (ASNHC 20162) . Bee County (1): 2 August 2011 (ASNHC 15029) . Bell County (1): female, 6 August 1996, Fort Hood Military Installation (ASNHC 11747) . Bosque County (1): 15 July 2020 (ASNHC 20163) . Burnet County (18): 9 November 2010 (ASNHC 16202); 6 September 2011 (ASNHC 19983); 7 March 2011 (ASNHC 14721); 7 March 2011 (ASNHC 14730); 12 April 2011 (ASNHC 16199); 12 May 2011 (ASNHC 14852); 3 June 2011 (ASNHC 15018); 21 June 2011 (ASNHC 16201); 7 July 2011 (ASNHC 15048); 6 September 2011 (ASNHC 19983); 27 January 2012 (ASNHC 15582); 3 February 2012 (ASNHC 16200); 8 July 2012 (ASNHC 15045); 12 February 2013 (ASNHC 18983); 21 February 2013 (ASNHC 19137); 12 June 2013 (ASNHC 17967); 12 September 2013 (ASNHC 17968); 1 April 2014 (ASNHC 17858) . Carson County (9): 30 August 2010 (ASNHC 14427); 9 September 2010 (ASNHC 14450); 17 September 2010 (ASNHC 14438); 25 September 2010 (ASNHC 14439); 8 April 2011 (ASNHC 15583); 20 May 2011 (ASNHC 15022); 22 July 2011 (ASNHC 15040); 22 July 2011 (ASNHC 16211); 1 August 2011 (ASNHC 15030) . Castro County (1): 16 May 2014 (ASNHC 17901) . Childress County (2): 13 April 2011 (ASNHC 16212); 3 June 2011 (ASNHC 16637) . Collingsworth County (1): 6 March 2012 (ASNHC 17854) . Ector County (6): 11 October 2010 (ASNHC 14510); 12 November 2013 (ASNHC 17902); 17 September 2019 (ASNHC 20021); 17 September 2019 (ASNHC 20026); 26 September 2019 (ASNHC 20020); 27 September 2019 (ASNHC 20022) . Fisher County (1): 30 November 2012 (ASNHC 18996) . Gaines County (2): female, 10 September 2005, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-102.64491&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.718994" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -102.64491/lat 32.718994)">Seminole</a> (32.718993, -102.64491; ASNHC 13637) ; female, 8 January 2008, 6.4 km southwest of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-102.69338&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.6782" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -102.69338/lat 32.6782)">Seminole</a> on TX HWY 181 (32.678201, -102.693384; ASNHC 17835) . Gillespie County (2): 12August 2011 (ASNHC 20262); 23 August 2013 (ASNHC 18715) . Gray County (1): 28 July 2020 (ASNHC 20164) . Guadalupe County (5): 18 February 2011 (ASNHC 14613); 16 June 2011 (ASNHC 16220); 25August 2011 (ASNHC 20027); 30 August 2011 (ASNHC 14423); 15 July 2014 (ASNHC 17913) . Hamilton County (5): 26 July 2011 (ASNHC 15079); 16 October 2012 (ASNHC 16623); 20 March 2014 (ASNHC 17925); 27 March 2014 (ASNHC 18525); 4 April 2014 (ASNHC 17922) . Hardeman County (1): 2 October 2012 (ASNHC 16186) . Haskell County (1): 24 February 2020 (ASNHC 20165) . Hood County (13): 26 October 2010 (ASNHC 14638); 25 May 2011 (ASNHC 16226); 21 September 2011 (ASNHC 16605); 6 December 2012 (ASNHC 18927); 20 March 2013 (ASNHC 20015); 12 June 2013 (ASNHC 17887); 12 June 2013 (ASNHC 18538); 14 February 2014 (ASNHC 18539); 11 March 2014 (ASNHC 17980); 22 April 2014 (ASNHC 18541); 24 June 2014 (ASNHC 19167); 6 August 2014 (ASNHC 18540); 2 October 2014 (ASNHC 19133) . Johnson County (12): 22 October 2010 (ASNHC 14605); 27 December 2010 (ASNHC 14524); 1 March 2011 (ASNHC 14695); 10 January 2012 (ASNHC 16612); 6 June 2013 (ASNHC 18107); 8 June 2013 (ASNHC 18108); 25 June 2013 (ASNHC 17884); 3 January 2014 (ASNHC 20016); 20 February 2014 (ASNHC 17994); 9April 2014 (ASNHC 17895); 23 December 2014 (ASNHC 19132); 2 October 2019 (ASNHC 20028) . Lampasas County (1): male, 20 February 2011, 3.2 km east of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-98.1181&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.5317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -98.1181/lat 31.5317)">Lampasas</a> on TX HWY 183 (31.5317, -98.1181; ASNHC 19169) . Live Oak County (1): 19 April 2011 (ASNHC 15139) . Menard County (1): 12 November 2013 (ASNHC 17861) . Midland County (8): 10 September 2010 (ASNHC 14443); 13 September 2010 (ASNHC 14447); 29 September 2010 (ASNHC 14568); 26 July 2011 (ASNHC 15031); 29 July 2011 (ASNHC 15041); 30August 2012 (ASNHC 16383); 4 October 2013 (ASNHC 17856); 19 March 2014 (ASNHC 18549) . Morris County (1): 30 January 2015 (ASNHC 18720) . Ochiltree County (2): 21 October 2011 (ASNHC 16176); 18 March 2014 (ASNHC 17865) . Parker County (11): male, 29 May 1999, 8 km southeast of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-97.72269&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.69901" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -97.72269/lat 32.69901)">Weatherford</a>, Moncrief Ranch (32.699008, -97.722687; ASNHC 12075) ; male, 10 November 2001, 7.9 km south, 7.1 km east of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-97.70728&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.678783" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -97.70728/lat 32.678783)">Weatherford</a> (32.678785, -97.707284; ASNHC 12011) ; female, 11 November 2001, 7.9 km south, 7.1 km east of Weatherford (32.678785, -97.707284; ASNHC 12010); female, 24 November 2001, 7.9 km south, 7.1 km east of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-97.70728&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.678783" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -97.70728/lat 32.678783)">Weatherford</a> (32.678785, -97.707284; ASNHC 12009) ; 2 September 2010 (ASNHC 14530); 7 January 2011 (ASNHC 14774); 10 October 2012 (ASNHC 16624); 23 March 2012 (ASNHC 16387); 22 March 2013 (ASNHC 20018); 9 October 2014 (ASNHC 18885); 2 October 2019 (ASNHC 20025) . Potter County (10): 31 August 2010 (ASNHC 14602); 08 February 2011 (ASNHC 14775); 06 May 2011 (ASNHC 15019); 12 July 2011 (ASNHC 15038); 11 October 2011 (ASNHC 16376); 09 August 2012 (ASNHC 20019); 11 December 2012 (ASNHC 18926); 11 December 2012 (ASNHC 18931); 16 June 2014 (ASNHC 18937); 20 June 2014 (ASNHC 18880) . San Saba County (4): 10 March 2011 (ASNHC 14716); 23 August 2011 (ASNHC 20023); 26 February 2013 (ASNHC 18973); 5 June 2014 (ASNHC 18938) . Scurry County (3): 14 June 2011 (ASNHC 155591); 9 September 2012 (ASNHC 16391); 14 September 2012 (ASNHC 16632) . Somervell County (5): 15 September 2011 (ASNHC 16629); 22 March 2012 (ASNHC 16168); 22 March 2012 (ASNHC 16243); 9 April 2013 (ASNHC 20017); 26 March 2014 (ASNHC 18747) . Stephens County (1): 30 April 2014 (ASNHC 18706) . Upton County (2): May 2007, 0.32 km east of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-101.93077&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.227125" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -101.93077/lat 31.227125)">Rankin</a> on US 67 (31.227126, -101.930772; ASNHC 13668) ; 9 June 2011 (ASNHC 16367) . Uvalde County (2): 17 February 2011 (ASNHC 14706); 29 April 2011 (ASNHC 15092) . Ward County (2): 16 October 2019 (ASNHC 20260); 18 October 2019 (ASNHC 20261) . Wilson County (1): 5 February 2003, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-97.76056&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.28139" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -97.76056/lat 29.28139)">Floresville</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-97.76056&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.28139" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -97.76056/lat 29.28139)">Rancho</a> de las Cabras, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (29.28138889, -97.76055556; TCWC 58330) . Winkler County (1): 4 March 2012 (ASNHC 14701) . Wise County (7): 3 September 2010 (ASNHC 14508); 26 January 2012 (ASNHC 16173); 5 December 2012 (ASNHC 18871); 21 March 2013 (ASNHC 20263); 4 June 2013 (ASNHC 18743); 31 December 2019 (ASNHC 20265); 10 March 2020 (ASNHC 20264) . Young County (2): 10 August 2011 (ASNHC 20030); 15 June 2012 (ASNHC 20029) .</p><p>NonVoucHered pHotograpHic records (41).— Bandera County (2): 5 February 2019 (20131261); 4 June 2020 (48449557). Blanco County (18): 13 June 2009 (7532057); 3 January 2010 (9919814); 1 November 2011 (7457463); 13 August 2013 (364814); 27 January 2014 (513552); 5 May 2014 (662967); 11 November 2014 (1068625); 30 January 2015 (1202350); 2 February 2015 (1208175); 22 June 2016 (3501441); 16 June 2016 (7015996); 16 December 2016 (7015996); 10 May 2018 (12341382); 5 December 2018 (18846423); 17 December 2019 (37018434); 27 March 2020 (40804871); 25 May 2020 (47317064); 13 November 2020 (64811730); 19 December 2020 (66967656). Dawson County (1): 26 September 2020 (60858091). Foard County (9): 24 January 2016 (72920506); 1 March 2016 (67839090); 28 October 2017 (66598183); 29 October 2017 (66598190); 7 November 2017 (66598240); 23 November 2017 (66556365); 27 November 2017 (66553865); 2 December 2017 (66553873); 14 December 2017 (66553883). Goliad County (1): 16 February 2020 (38715761). Karnes County (1): 7 July 2020 (52324657). Kent County (2): 20 February 2018 (10221853); 6 March 2019 (21013966). Shackelford County (2): 19 October 2019 (34586391); 5 December 2020 (67767386). Shelby County (1): 1 May 2014 (663085). Stonewall County (2): 25 May 2017 (6363850); 13 March 2020 (41083160). Willacy County (1): 21 March 2020 (40452035). Zavala County (1): 4 December 2019 (36373326).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FF87CBFFB17C748BE5FA132BECFB87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Jefferson, Kamren P.;Garcia, S. Leigh Ann;Krejsa, Dianna M.;Perkins, J. Clint;Stevens, Skyler;Matlack, Raymond S.;Dowler, Robert C.	Jefferson, Kamren P., Garcia, S. Leigh Ann, Krejsa, Dianna M., Perkins, J. Clint, Stevens, Skyler, Matlack, Raymond S., Dowler, Robert C. (2022): Noteworthy Records, Range Extensions, And Conservation Status Of Skunk Species In Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum 384: 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748660
03FF87CBFFB37C7A8BEDFBF92A71FAF1.text	03FF87CBFFB37C7A8BEDFBF92A71FAF1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Spilogale leucoparia Merriam 1890	<div><p>Spilogale leucoparia Merriam, 1890</p><p>Desert Spotted Skunk</p><p>Spotted skunks are distinguished from other mephitids by their smaller, weasel-like body and the presence of a large white spot on the forehead and multiple white stripes on the dorsum and sides of the body (Verts et al. 2001; Schmidly and Bradley 2016). One of the western forms of spotted skunk, Spilogale leucoparia, occurs in Texas from the southern part of the panhandle into southern Texas and from central Texas west into the Trans-Pecos region (Schmidly and Bradley 2016). Spilogale gracilis (= S. leucoparia) is listed as a Texas species of greatest conservation need, but at an S5 level of “Secure” (TPWD 2020).</p><p>A nonvouchered photographic record from Mills County, a specimen examined from Burnet County, and a newly recorded specimen examined in Travis County (previously nonvouchered photographic record, Morgan and Mueller 2014) represent eastern range extensions for the species (Fig. 3). Specimens examined from Hays, Sutton, and Upton counties are included in the distribution for the species. Molecular analysis of four of the specimens examined confirmed that these were S. leucoparia . These records as well as others in the past 15 years (Dowler et al 2008; Morgan and Mueller 2014; Garcia et al. 2016) suggest a shift eastward in the range of S. leucoparia in Texas (Fig. 3). In these areas, future research should determine if both spotted skunk species are maintaining sympatric distributions or whether S. leucoparia is locally displacing S. interrupta .</p><p>Specimens examined (7).— Burnet County (1): male, 3 February 2019, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-98.27202&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.569164" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -98.27202/lat 30.569164)">Marble Falls</a>, 400 3rd <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-98.27202&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.569164" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -98.27202/lat 30.569164)">Street</a> (30.569164, -98.272018; ASNHC 20032, GB accession number MZ558542). Hays County (2): 13 June 2014 (ASNHC 18895) ; male, 4 August 2019, San Marcos, TX RR 32, ~ 1.5 km west of junction with TX RR 12 (29.939275, -98.106862; ASNHC 20033, GB accession number MZ558543). Sterling County (1): male, 17 July 2020 (ASNHC 20267) . Sutton County (1): male, 11 April 2016, 7.7 km north of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-100.643425&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.636528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -100.643425/lat 30.636528)">Sonora</a> on HWY 277 (30.636528, -100.643427; ASNHC 19173, GB accession number MZ558541). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-100.643425&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.636528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -100.643425/lat 30.636528)">Travis County</a> (1): 12 June 2014 (ASNHC 18947, GB accession number MZ547038). Upton County (1): 25 August 2015 (ASNHC 20034) .</p><p>NonVoucHered pHotograpHic records (5).—Edwards County (1): 13 November 2017 (68236476). Glasscock County (1): 22 August 2017 (7623291). McCulloch County (1): 29 August 2017 (7714786). Mills County (1): 1 May 2020 (49959626). Reagan County (1): 2 July 2016 (3620247).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FF87CBFFB37C7A8BEDFBF92A71FAF1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Jefferson, Kamren P.;Garcia, S. Leigh Ann;Krejsa, Dianna M.;Perkins, J. Clint;Stevens, Skyler;Matlack, Raymond S.;Dowler, Robert C.	Jefferson, Kamren P., Garcia, S. Leigh Ann, Krejsa, Dianna M., Perkins, J. Clint, Stevens, Skyler, Matlack, Raymond S., Dowler, Robert C. (2022): Noteworthy Records, Range Extensions, And Conservation Status Of Skunk Species In Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum 384: 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748660
03FF87CBFFBD7C7A8947FAF32DB7F887.text	03FF87CBFFBD7C7A8947FAF32DB7F887.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Spilogale interrupta (Rafinesque 1820)	<div><p>Spilogale interrupta (Rafinesque 1820)</p><p>Plains Spotted Skunk</p><p>Spilogale interrupta occurs from the northeastern panhandle to extreme southern Texas and from eastern Texas through the eastern extent of the Edwards Plateau (Schmidly and Bradley 2016). The species can be distinguished from S. leucoparia by less white in the tail, a smaller forehead spot, and more extensive black coloration on the dorsum (Schmidly and Bradly 2016, Figure 128). Since the 1940s, the species experienced a range-wide population decline (Gompper and Hackett 2005; Gompper 2017) and it is ranked as a S1S3 (vulnerable, imperiled, or critically imperiled) species of greatest conservation need in Texas (TPWD 2020). Although S. interrupta appears to be uncommon in Texas, a recent study revealed viable populations in the Katy Prairie region of Harris and Waller counties and at Fort Hood Military Installation in Coryell and Bell counties (Perkins et al. in press). Moreover, Perry et al. (2021) reported verified presence data from 31 Texas counties (data range 2000– July 2020) and unverified presence data from five counties. Additional information on four county and four nonvouchered photographic records, all within the known range of the species in Texas, is reported here (Fig. 3).</p><p>Three neonates were reported via wildlife rehabilitation records from Austin County; two subsequently died and were salvaged as specimens. A vehicle-killed skunk was salvaged from Parker County. A rabies-negative head was submitted by DSHS from Hood County. A partial coding sequence of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b (cyt-b) gene was sequenced from a tissue-only sample from Wilbarger County (Shaffer et al. 2018). Five individuals were captured and relocated from inside a private business in Eastland County and are reported as nonvouchered photographic records. One individual was detected by camera-trap in Shackelford County; because of camera malfunction, date for this record is listed as the two-week period between camera deployment and check. At least one individual was detected twice at spatially disjunct camera-traps in Stonewall County. Four neonates and 1 adult were reported via wildlife rehabilitation records from Throckmorton County (Perry et al. 2021).</p><p>Specimens examined (5).— Austin County (2): male, 29 June 2020 (ASNHC 20076); female, 29 June 2020 (ASNHC 20266) . Hood County (1): 10 October 2019 (ASNHC 20024) . Parker County (1): male, 06 April 2020, ca. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-97.6052&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.560993" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -97.6052/lat 32.560993)">3.5 km N Cresson</a> on US 377 (32.560995, -97.605203 ASNHC 20854) . Wilbarger County (1): 14 March 2016, Vernon, 1.1 km east of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-99.271484&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.159325" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -99.271484/lat 34.159325)">Main Street</a> on HWY 70 (34.159324, -99.271481; ASK 11913; GB accession number MG753585.1) .</p><p>Records reported in PerrY et al. 2021 (13).— Eastland County (5): 05 October 2017 . Shackelford County (1): 16 – 31 October 2016 . Stonewall County (2): 10 August 2018; 24 September 2018 . Throckmorton County (5): 08 August 2018 (4 female, 1 male) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FF87CBFFBD7C7A8947FAF32DB7F887	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Jefferson, Kamren P.;Garcia, S. Leigh Ann;Krejsa, Dianna M.;Perkins, J. Clint;Stevens, Skyler;Matlack, Raymond S.;Dowler, Robert C.	Jefferson, Kamren P., Garcia, S. Leigh Ann, Krejsa, Dianna M., Perkins, J. Clint, Stevens, Skyler, Matlack, Raymond S., Dowler, Robert C. (2022): Noteworthy Records, Range Extensions, And Conservation Status Of Skunk Species In Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum 384: 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748660
