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Otospermophilus beecheyi (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

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Smith, Jennifer E., Long, Douglas J., Russell, Imani D., Newcomb, Kate Lee, Muñoz, Valeska D. (2016): Otospermophilus beecheyi (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Mammalian Species 48 (939): 91-108, DOI: 10.1093/mspecies/sew010, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sew010

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