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Spilogale
Taxonomy
Spilogale was named by Gray (1865). It is extant.
It was assigned to Melinae by Hay (1902); to Mephitinae by Allen (1901) and Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Mustelidae by Gray (1865), Hibbard (1955) and Carroll (1988); to Mephitidae by Marmi et al. (2004); and to Mephitini by Baskin (1998) and Wang et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Melinae by Hay (1902); to Mephitinae by Allen (1901) and Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Mustelidae by Gray (1865), Hibbard (1955) and Carroll (1988); to Mephitidae by Marmi et al. (2004); and to Mephitini by Baskin (1998) and Wang et al. (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1865 | Spilogale Gray |
| 1901 | Spilogale Allen p. 332 |
| 1902 | Spilogale Hay p. 766 |
| 1955 | Spilogale Hibbard p. 220 |
| 1980 | Spilogale Kurten and Anderson p. 162 |
| 1988 | Spilogale Carroll |
| 1998 | Spilogale Baskin p. 160 |
| 2004 | Spilogale Marmi et al. p. 491 |
| 2005 | Spilogale Wang et al. p. 937 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Spilogale Gray 1865
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Spilogale angustifrons Howell 1902 [southern spotted skunk]
Spilogale gracilis Merriam 1890 [western spotted skunk]
Spilogale interrupta Rafinesque 1820 [prairie spotted skunk]
Spilogale leucoparia Merriam 1890 [desert spotted skunk]
†Spilogale microdens Dalquest 1978
Spilogale putorius Linnaeus 1758 [eastern spotted skunk]
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Invalid names: Galera perdicida [synonym], Mephitis quaterlinearis Winans 1859 [synonym], Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs 1898 [synonym], Spilogale indianola Merriam 1890 [synonym], Spilogale marylandensis Gidley and Gazin 1933 [synonym], Spilogale pedroensis Gazin 1942 [synonym]
Spilogale pygmaea Thomas 1898
†Spilogale rexroadi Hibbard 1941
Spilogale yucatanensis Burt 1938 [Yucatán spotted skunk]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available