Ammospermophilus Merriam, 1892
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Ammospermophilus Merriam, 1892 View in CoL . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 7:27.
TYPE SPECIES: Tamias leucurus Merriam, 1889 .
COMMENTS: Tribe Otospermophilini ( Gromov et al., 1965) or Marmotini . Formerly included in Spermophilus ( Hershkovitz, 1949b) ; Bryant (1945) considered Ammospermophilus a distinct genus. Recent biochemical and chromosomal data support Bryant's recognition of generic status.
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