Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus J. A. Allen 1890

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 815

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scientific name	Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus J. A. Allen 1890
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Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus J. A. Allen 1890 , Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 3: 70.

Type Locality: "San Pedro [Martir] Mountains" [near Vallecitos, Baja California Norte, Mexico].

Vernacular Names: California Chipmunk.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus subsp. obscurus J. A. Allen 1890

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus subsp. davisi Callahan 1977

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus subsp. meridionalis Nelson and Goldman 1909

Distribution: S California (San Bernardino Co., USA) to C Baja California ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Regarded by A. H. Howell (1929) as a synonym of merriami ; but see Callahan (1977) who provided evidence of specific distinctness and included davisi and meridionalis in this species. Reviewed by Best and Granai (1994 b, Mammalian Species No. 472).