Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892
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Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 7: 27.
Type Species: Spermophilus leucurus Merriam 1892
Species and subspecies: 5 species with 11 subspecies:
Species Ammospermophilus harrisii (Audubon and Bachman 1854)
Subspecies Ammospermophilus harrisii subsp. harrisii Audubon and Bachman 1854
Subspecies Ammospermophilus harrisii subsp. saxicolus Mearns 1896
Species Ammospermophilus insularis Nelson and Goldman 1909
Species Ammospermophilus interpres ( Merriam 1890)
Species Ammospermophilus leucurus ( Merriam 1889)
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. leucurus Merriam 1889
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. canfieldiae Huey 1929
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. cinamomeus Merriam 1890
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. escalante Hansen 1955
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. extimus Nelson and Goldman 1929
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. notom Hansen 1955
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. peninsulae J. A. Allen 1893
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. pennipes A. H. Howell 1931
Subspecies Ammospermophilus leucurus subsp. tersus Goldman 1929
Species Ammospermophilus nelsoni Merriam 1893
Discussion: Tribe Otospermophilini ( Gromov et al., 1965) , Marmotini , or Ammospermophilini. Formerly included in Spermophilus ( Hershkovitz, 1949 b) ; Bryant (1945) considered Ammospermophilus a distinct genus. Recent sequence, biochemical and chromosomal data support Bryant's recognition of generic status and basal position among ground squirrels ( Harrison et al., 2003).
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