Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks
University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 5, No. 32, pp. 543-561, 12 figures in text December 1, 1953
University of Kansas LAWRENCE 1953
University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History
Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, A. Byron Leonard, and Robert W. Wilson
Volume 5, No. 32, pp. 543-561, 12 figures in text December 1, 1953
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
printed by ferd voiland, jr., state printer topeka, kansas 1953
By JOHN A. WHITE
Contents
The supraspecific categories of the chipmunks, as in most other groups of squirrels, have been a source of controversy for many years. Before presenting new evidence and a review of older evidence bearing on the problem, it seems desirable to review briefly in chronological order, the taxonomic history of the genera and subgenera of the chipmunks.
John A. White
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks
JOHN A. WHITE
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks
Introduction
Historical
Methods, Materials, and Acknowledgments
Evaluation of Characters
Characters in which the Subgenera Eutamias and Neotamias Agree, but Differ from the Genus Tamias
Structural Features that are too Weakly Expressed to be of Taxonomic Use
Discussion
Table 1.—Characters by Means of Which the Genera Eutamias and Tamias Can Be Distinguished
Table 2.—Characters by Means of Which the Subgenus Eutamias and the Genus Tamias May Be Distinguished from the Subgenus Neotamias
Genera and Subgenera
Discussion
Conclusions
Literature Cited