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Canis latrans ochropus Eschscholtz* 



1829. Canis ochropus Eschscholtz, Zoologischer Atlas, . . . , vol. 3, p. 1. 



1897. Canis ochropus Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 11, p. 32, 

 Mar. 15, 1897. 



1932. Canis latrans ochropus Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 45, 

 p. 224, Nov. 26, 1932. 



Type Locality. — West-central California, most probably on Sacramento River 

 not far south of Sacramento; specimens from Tracy, San Joaquin County, 

 assumed to be typical. Range. — California west of high Sierra Nevada and south 

 of about lat. 40° N. except in coast region where its range extends north to lat. 

 41° N. ; south through central California to about lat. 34° N. and in western coast 

 region nearly to lat. 33° N. (Jackson, in Young and Jackson, The clever coyote, 

 p. 290, Nov. 29, 1951). 



Canis latrans clepticus Elliot* 



1903. Canis clepticus Elliot, Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 79, Zool. Ser., vol. 3, 

 No. 12 (June), p. 225, Aug. 15, 1903. 



1932. Canis latrans clepticus Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 45, 

 p. 224, Nov. 26, 1932. 



Type Locality. — Vallecitos, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico. 

 Altitude, 8,500 feet. Range. — Northern Baja California north of lat. 30° N. 

 except northeastern part north of lat. 31°31' N. and east of long. 116° W. ; south- 

 western California, mostly confined to San Diego County (Jackson, in Young 

 and Jackson, The clever coyote, p. 293, Nov. 29, 1951). 



Canis latrans peninsulae Merriamf * 



1897. Canis peninsulae Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 11, p. 28, 



Mar. 15, 1897. 

 1932. Canis latrans peninsulae Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 45, 



p. 224, Nov. 26, 1932. 

 Type Locality. — Santa Anita, near San Jose del Cabo, Cape San Lucas, Baja 

 California, Mexico. Range. — Peninsula of Baja California south of lat. 30° N. 

 (Jackson, in Young and Jackson, The clever coyote, p. 296, Nov. 29, 1951) . 



Canis latrans mearnsi Merriamf* 



1897. Canis mearnsi Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 11, p. 30, 



Mar. 15, 1897. 

 1897. Canis estor Merriamf, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 11, p. 31, 

 Mar. 15, 1897. (Noland's Ranch, on north side of San Juan River, l 1 /^ 

 miles above present "Four Corners," San Juan County, Utah; see Hall, 

 Univ. California Publ. Zool., vol. 37, No. 1, p. 2, Apr. 10, 1931.) 

 1932. Canis latrans mearnsi Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 45, 



p. 224, Nov. 26, 1932. 

 Type Locality. — Quitobaquito, Pima County, Ariz. Range. — Extreme south- 

 western Colorado (San Juan County), Utah and Nevada south of about lat. 37° 

 N. ; southeastern California south of lat. 37° N., and mainly east of long. 118° 

 W.; northeastern Baja California, Arizona, New Mexico west of Rio Grande; 

 most of Sonora and Chihuahua (Jackson, in Young and Jackson, The clever 

 coyote, p. 298, Nov. 29, 1951) . 



