CONEPATUS. SPILOGALE. 519 
Measurements. Total length, 575; tail vertebrz, 129; hind foot, 74. 
Skull: basal length, 67.5; zygomatic breadth, 50.5; palatal length, 
32.5; length of last upper molar on its outer side, 8. 
The little spotted skunks are, in appearance, the prettiest mem- 
bers of the tribe, their variously spotted and striped black and white 
coats making them very attractive. But their favorable qualities are 
all in their dress, for they are as odoriferous for their size as their 
larger brethren. These little animals have habits very similar to those 
of the large skunks, are omnivorous, and are often found in the vi- 
cinity of streams and lakes. They have been divided into rather 
numerous species, some of which are difficult to determine. 
99. Spilogale. Striped or Spotted Skunks. 
132-3: Ca. p*:3. — = 34, 
ie rar tale) Saar "2-2 
Spilogale Gray, Proc. Zodél. Soc., 1865, p. 150. Type Mephitis in- 
terrupta Rafinesque. 
‘“‘Head conical; nose short, underside with a distinct central groove; 
muzzle small, bald, rather notched in front; nostrils lateral; tail short, 
cylindrical, bushy, not so long as the body, ending in a long pencil 
of hair; hind feet moderate; sole bald, flat, the front portion divided 
into four oblong pads, the central one small and triangular, before 
the others, hinder part narrow; front claws elongate, brown; false 
grinders % ; upper tubercular grinder square, moderate sized.”” (Gray, 
LG 
KEY TO THE SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES. 
A. Skull narrow, arched. 
a. Size small; not over 415 mm, PAGE 
eb ane WHER bi) OMly WMIbGs..... 6s eae ee ees S. pygme@a 519 
b.’ Tail with apical third white. 
a pbaltis on thighs present, ...........5. S. ambigua 521 
b.”” Bands on thighs absent. 
a.’”” Size small; total length 345 mm..S. angustifrons 521 
b.’” Size large; total length, 378 mm..S. a. tropicalis 521 
ce.’ Tail with apical half white.......... S. a. martirensis 521 
ieemiacarge, OVED AT5 MM oo. i eee oes S. interrupta 523 
Sees OAG:, TA. oe. ce ons ees we be we vee ae S. lucasana_ 523 
496. pygmza (Spilogale), Thomas, Proc. Zoél. Soc., 1897, p. 898. 
SINALOA SPOTTED SKUNK. 
Type locality. Rosario, State of Sinaloa, Mexico. 
