Ochotona (Conothoa) roylei Ogilby 1839

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 192

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Ochotona (Conothoa) roylei Ogilby 1839 , Royle's Illus. Botany ... Himalaya, Vol. 2: 69.

Type Locality: "Choor Mountain, Lat. 30. Elev. 11,500[ft]", [60 mi. (96 km) N of Saharanpur; 3505 m], Punjab, India.

Vernacular Names: Royle's Pika.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Ochotona (Conothoa) roylei subsp. roylei Ogilby 1839

Subspecies Ochotona (Conothoa) roylei subsp. nepalensis Hodgson 1841

Distribution: Himalayan Mtns in NW Pakistan and India to Nepal; adjacent Tibet ( China).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Conothoa . Includes angdawai and mitchelli, but not forresti and himalayana , which are here provisionally considered distinct; see comments therein. O. hodgsoni Blyth, 1841 is traditionally placed here, but based on the original description it is a synonym of nubrica .