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Conepatus leuconotus (eastern hog-nosed skunk)
Taxonomy
Mephitis leuconotus was named by Lichtenstein (1832). It is extant.
It was recombined as Conepatus leuconotus by Hall and Kelson (1959) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).
It was recombined as Conepatus leuconotus by Hall and Kelson (1959) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Mephitis leuconotus Lichtenstein |
| 1832 | Mephitis mesoleucus Lichtenstein |
| 1935 | Conepatus mesoleucus Schultz and Howard p. 283 |
| 1959 | Conepatus leuconotus Hall and Kelson |
| 1959 | Conepatus mesoleucus Hall and Kelson |
| 1980 | Conepatus leuconotus Kurten and Anderson p. 164 |
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Conepatus leuconotus Lichtenstein 1832 [eastern hog-nosed skunk]
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Invalid names: Mephitis mesoleucus Lichtenstein 1832 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available