294. CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4TH SER. 
Spilogale arizonae arizonae Mearns 
Arizona Spotted Skunk 
Original description—Spilogale phenax arizonae Mearns, 
Bull) Amen Muse Nat bist. 3), jude sole inpw Zao 2570 
Type locahty—Fort Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona. 
Range—Valley of lower Colorado River, near Pilot Knob, 
Imperial County: Lower Sonoran zone (Mus. Vert. Zool.). 
Spilogale phenax phenax Merriam 
California Spotted Skunk 
Original description—sS pilogale phenax Merriam, N. Amer. 
Fauna, 4, October, 1890, pp. 13, 14. 
Type locality—Nicasio, Marin County, California. 
Synonyms—Mephitis bicolor; Mephitis gorilla; Hydropho- 
bia Skunk; Western Spotted Skunk; Little Spotted Skunk, 
part. 
Range—Lower and Upper Sonoran zones and, at the north, 
Transition, throughout southern and west-central California 
west of the desert divides, from the Mexican line north 
through the San Diegan district and along the western slopes 
of the Sierra Nevada and the central and northern coast 
strips to Shasta and Humboldt counties (Howell, N. Amer. 
Hauna, Zoql 906) 9, 32 - Minis. Wierts Zool): 
Spilogale phenax latifrons Merriam 
Oregon Spotted Skunk 
Original description—S pilogale phenax latifrons Merriam, 
N. Amer. Fauna, 4, October, 1890, p. 15. 
Type locality—Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. 
Synonym—Little Spotted Skunk, part. 
Range—Extreme northwestern border of the state, in 
Siskiyou County: Siskiyou Mountains and Hornbrook 
(Howell, N. Amer. Fauna, 26, 1906, p. 33). 
Mephitis estor Merriam 
Arizona Striped Skunk 
Original description—Mephitis estor Merriam, N. Amer. 
Fauna, 3, August, 1890, pp. 81, 82. 
