Tamias Illiger 1811
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Tamias Illiger 1811
Tamias Illiger 1811, Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium: 83.
Type Species: Sciurus striatus Linnaeus 1758
Species and subspecies: 25 species with 91 subspecies in 3 subgenera:
Subgenus Tamias (Tamias) Illiger 1811
Subgenus Tamias (Eutamias) Trouessart 1880
Subgenus Tamias (Neotamias) A. H. Howell 1929
Species Tamias (Neotamias) alpinus Merriam 1893
Species Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. amoenus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. affinis J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. albiventris Booth 1947
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. canicaudus Merriam 1903
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. caurinus Merriam 1898
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. celeris Hall and Johnson 1940
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. cratericus Blossom 1937
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. felix Rhoads 1895
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. ludibundus Hollister 1911
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. luteiventris J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. monoensis Grinnell and Storer 1916
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. ochraceus A. H. Howell 1925
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. septentrionalis Cowan 1946
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) amoenus subsp. vallicola A. H. Howell 1922
Species Tamias (Neotamias) bulleri J. A. Allen 1889
Species Tamias (Neotamias) canipes V. Bailey 1902
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) canipes subsp. canipes V. Bailey 1902
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) canipes subsp. sacramentoensis Flaherty 1960
Species Tamias (Neotamias) cinereicollis J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) cinereicollis subsp. cinereicollis J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) cinereicollis subsp. cinereus V. Bailey 1911
Species Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis Baird 1855
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. dorsalis Baird 1855
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. carminis Goldman 1938
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. grinnelli Burt 1931
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. nidoensis Lidicker 1960
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. sonoriensis Callahan and Davis 1977
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. utahensis Merriam 1897
Species Tamias (Neotamias) durangae J. A. Allen 1903
Species Tamias (Neotamias) merriami J. A. Allen 1889
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) merriami subsp. merriami J. A. Allen 1889
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) merriami subsp. kernensis Grinnell and Storer 1916
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) merriami subsp. pricei J. A. Allen 1895
Species Tamias (Neotamias) minimus Bachman 1839
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. minimus Bachman 1839
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. atristriatus V. Bailey 1913
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. borealis J. A. Allen 1877
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. cacodemus Cary 1906
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. caniceps Osgood 1900
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. caryi Merriam 1908
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. confinis A. H. Howell 1925
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. consobrinus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. grisescens A. H. Howell 1925
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. hudsonius Anderson and Rand 1944
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. neglectus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. operarius Merriam 1905
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. oreocetes Merriam 1897
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. pallidus J. A. Allen 1874
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. pictus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. scrutator Hall and Hatfield 1934
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. selkirki Cowan 1946
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) minimus subsp. silvaticus White 1952
Species Tamias (Neotamias) obscurus J. A. Allen 1890
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
Species Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam 1897
Species Tamias (Neotamias) palmeri Merriam 1897
Species Tamias (Neotamias) panamintinus Merriam 1893
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) panamintinus subsp. panamintinus Merriam 1893
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) panamintinus subsp. acrus Johnson 1943
Species Tamias (Neotamias) quadrimaculatus Gray 1867
Species Tamias (Neotamias) quadrivittatus Say 1823
Species Tamias (Neotamias) ruficaudus A. H. Howell 1920
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) ruficaudus subsp. ruficaudus A. H. Howell 1920
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) ruficaudus subsp. simulans A. H. Howell 1922
Species Tamias (Neotamias) rufus Hoffmeister and Ellis 1979
Species Tamias (Neotamias) senex J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) senex subsp. senex J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) senex subsp. pacifica Sutton and Patterson 2000
Species Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus (Laxmann 1769)
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. sibiricus Laxmann 1769
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. asiaticus Gmelin 1788
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. lineatus Siebold 1824
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. okadae Kuroda 1932
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. ordinalis Thomas 1908
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. orientalis Bonhote 1899
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. pallasi Baird 1856
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. senescens Miller 1898
Subspecies Tamias (Eutamias) sibiricus subsp. umbrosus A. H. Howell 1927
Species Tamias (Neotamias) siskiyou A. H. Howell 1922
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) siskiyou subsp. siskiyou A. H. Howell 1922
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) siskiyou subsp. humboldti Sutton and Patterson 2000
Species Tamias (Neotamias) sonomae Grinnell 1915
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) sonomae subsp. sonomae Grinnell 1915
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) sonomae subsp. alleni A. H. Howell 1922
Species Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus Merriam 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. speciosus Merriam 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. callipeplus Merriam 1893
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. frater J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) speciosus subsp. sequoiensis A. H. Howell 1922
Species Tamias (Tamias) striatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. striatus Linnaeus 1758
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. doorsiensis Long 1971
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. fisheri A. H. Howell 1925
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. griseus Mearns 1891
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. lysteri Richardson 1829
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. ohioensis Bole and Moulthrop 1942
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. peninsulae Hooper 1942
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. pipilans Lowery 1943
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. quebecensis Cameron 1950
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. rufescens Bole and Moulthrop 1942
Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. venustus Bangs 1896
Species Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii Bachman 1839
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii subsp. townsendii Bachman 1839
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii subsp. cooperi Baird 1855
Species Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. umbrinus J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. adsitus J. A. Allen 1905
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. fremonti White 1953
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. inyoensis Merriam 1897
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. montanus White 1953
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. nevadensis Burt 1931
Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) umbrinus subsp. sedulus White 1953
Discussion: Tribe Marmotini (Moore, 1959). Nearctic forms revised by A. H. Howell (1929). Sutton (1992) provided a key to the species. Includes Eutamias (sibiricus), Tamias (striatus), and Neotamias as subgenera (Corbet, 1978 c:85; Ellerman, 1940:428; Levenson et al., 1985; Nadler et al., 1977). Disagreement exists regarding the status of Eutamias and Neotamias; see White (1953), Ellis and Maxson (1979), Hall (1981:337), Patterson and Heaney (1987), and Jameson (1999). Levenson et al. (1985) found that T. (T.) striatus and T. (E.) sibiricus together formed the primitive sister group to Neotamias species. Piaggio and Spicer (2001) supported this hypothesis. Thus, a single genus, Tamias, may be employed for all chipmunks (Levenson et al., 1985), but two genera (Tamias and Neotamias) could be recognized, or all three could be recognized as genera.
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