Mammals of Washington, Volume 2 / University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History

by Walter Woelber Dalquest

Callospermophilus lateralis tescorum Hollister, Smithsonian Misc. Coll., 56 (no. 26):2, December 5, 1911.

Citellus lateralis tescorum [Elliot], Check-list Mamm. N. Amer., Supp., p. 29, 1917.

Type.—Obtained at the head of Moose Pass Branch, Smoky River, Alberta (near Moose Pass, British Columbia), 7,000 ft., by N. Hollister on August 2, 1911; type in United States National Museum.

Racial characters.—Large size, gray color.

Measurements.—A female from Pass Creek Pass, Pend Oreille County, measures: total length 257; length of tail 90; hind foot 40; ear 14.

Distribution.—Known only from the Pend Oreille Mountains, Pend Oreille County, at Pass Creek Pass (W. W. D.).

Fig. 86. Distribution of golden-mantled ground squirrels in Washington. A. Citellus lateralis tescorum. B. Citellus lateralis connectens. C. Citellus saturatus.