Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. princeps Richardson 1828

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 : 191

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scientific name	Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. princeps Richardson 1828
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Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. princeps Richardson 1828 View in CoL

Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. princeps Richardson 1828 View in CoL , Zool. J., 3: 520.

Type Locality: "Rocky Mountains"; restricted by Preble (1908) to "near the sources of Elk (Athabasca) River," [Athabasca Pass, head of Athabasca River, Alberta, Canada].

Synonyms: Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. cuppes Bangs 1899 ; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. goldmani Howell 1924 ; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. levis Hollister 1912 ; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. lutescens Howell 1919 ; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. obscura Long 1965 ; Ochotona (Pika) princeps subsp. saturata Cowan 1955 .

Discussion: Allozyme studies revealed 4-5 main groups of populations in this species ( Hafner and Sullivan, 1995). This name belongs to the Northern Rockies group.