PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF NEW YORK 307 
_Tamias striatus striatus (Linnaeus) Southeastern chipmunk 
1758 Sczurus striatus Linnaeus, Syst. nat. ed. to. 1: 164. 
1842 Scurus striatus De Kay, Zoology of New York, Mammalia. p. 
62 (part). 
1857 Zamias striatus Baird, 11th Smithsonian report. p. 55 (part). 
1886 Zamuias striatus Merriam, American naturalist. Feb. 1896. 20: 242. 
1896 Zamuias striatus Fisher, The Observer. May 1896. 7: 1096. 
1898 Zamias striatus Mearns, Am. mus. nat. hist. Bul. 9 Sep. 1808. 
10: 338. 
Type locality. Virginia and Carolina. 
faunal position. Upper austral zone. . 
flabitat. Thickets, rocky ledges and dry, open woods. 
Distribution in New York. The southeastern chipmunk reaches New 
York, so far as at present known, in the lower Hudson valley Onkyo yl 
have never seen a specimen from the upper austral area in the western 
part of the state, and therefore can not say positively which form occurs 
there. 
Principal records. De Kay did not distinguish between the two forms 
of chipmunk now known to occur in New York, but his references to the 
animal show that he included both under the name Sciwrus striatus (42, 
p. 62). Fisher: “Common [at Sing Sing]” ’96, p. 196. Mearns: “The 
southern chipmunk is by far the most abundant member of the squirrel 
family in the Highlands. It lives everywhere, from the islands of the 
Hudson to the highest mountain tops, though it is least common on the 
high ground” (’98a, p. 338). 
Of the chipmunk on Long Island Mr Helme writes, “This animal is 
common. A few years ago it was nearly exterminated, but now it has 
become plentiful again. The cause of this decrease in numbers was due 
I believe to an extremely cold winter following an autumn in which the 
food supply was short.” 
Tamias striatus lysteri (Richardson) Northeastern chipmunk 
1829 Sciurus (Zamias) lysteri Richardson, Fauna Boreali-Americana. 
Tyrol. 
1842 Sceurus striatus De Kay, Zoology of New York, Mammalia. 
p. 62 (part). 
1884 Zamias striatus Merriam, Linn. soc. New York. Trans. 2: 135. 
1886 Zamias striatus lysteri Merriam, American naturalist. Feb. 
WOOO 20), 242 
1898 Yamias striatus lystert Mearns, U.S. Nat. mus. Proc. 21: 352. 
