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*Enhydra lutris lutris (Linnreus). 



1758. [Mustela] lutris LxxNiEus, Syst, nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 45. 

 1843. Enhydra lutris Gray, List Spec. Mamm. Brit. Mus., p. 72. 

 1885. Enhydris lutris True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (1884), 



p. 609. 1885. 

 Type Locality. — Kamchatka. 



f*Enliydra lutris nereis (Merriam). 



1904. Latax lutris nereis Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 

 vol. 17, p. 159. October G, 1904. 



1923. Enhydra lutris nereis Grinnell, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 

 vol. 21, p. 316. January 27, 1923. 



Type Locality. — San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Islands, 

 California. 



According to Pohle (Wiegmann's Arcliiv fiir Naturgesch., year 85 (1919), 

 section A, part 9, p. 170) the name nereis is antedated by Lutra gracilis, 

 Bechstein (Pennant's allgemeine Uebersicht der \'ierfuss. Thiere, vol. 2, 

 p. 408, 18 00). Hollister (Journ. Mamm., vol. 2, p. 177, August 19, 1921) 

 regards the name gracilis as a synonym of Mustela lutris Linn* us. 



Subfamily Tayrin^e. 



Genus TAYRA Oken. 



1816. Tayra Oken, Lehrb. der Naturgesch. pt. 3, vol. 2, p. 1001. 

 Type, Mustela harhara Linn^us. 



For use of this name in place of Galera Gray, see Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist., vol. 16, p. 377, October 11, 1902. 



*Tayra barbara biologiae (Thomas). 



1900. Galictis harhara hiologise Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 



Hist,, ser. 7, vol. 5, p. 146. January, 1900. 

 1908. T[ayra] harhara hiologix Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. 



Hist., vol. 24, p. 662. October 13, 1908. 

 Type Locality. — Calovevora, Veragua, Panama. 



*Tayra barbara inserta x\llen. 



1908. Tayra harhara inserta Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 



vol. 24, p. 662. October 13, 1908. 

 Type Locality. — Uluce, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. 



*Tayra barbara senex (Thomas). 



1885. Galictis harhara True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (1884), 



p. 609. 1885. (Part.) 

 1900. Galictis harhara senex Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 



ser. 7, vol. 5, p. 146. January, 1900. 

 1912. Tayra harhara senex Miller, North Amer. Land Mamm. 



1911, p. 103. December 31, 1912. 

 Type Locality. — Hacienda Tortugas, Jalapa,Vera Cruz, Mexico 



Altitude, about 600 feet. 



