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Taxonomy
Cynomys was named by Rafinesque (1817). It is extant. Its type is Cynomys socialis.
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Rafinesque (1817), Schultz and Howard (1935), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Marmotini by Mercer and Roth (2003) and Helgen et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Rafinesque (1817), Schultz and Howard (1935), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Marmotini by Mercer and Roth (2003) and Helgen et al. (2009).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Cynomys Rafinesque |
| 1819 | Monax Warden |
| 1935 | Cynomys Schultz and Howard p. 279 |
| 1980 | Cynomys Kurten and Anderson p. 218 |
| 1997 | Cynomys McKenna and Bell |
| 2003 | Cynomys Mercer and Roth |
| 2009 | Cynomys Helgen et al. |
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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. Cynomys Rafinesque 1817 [prairie dog]
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Cynomys gunnisoni Baird 1855 [Gunnison's prairie dog]
†Cynomys hibbardi Eshelman 1975
Cynomys leucurus Merriam 1890 [white-tailed prairie dog]
Cynomys ludovicianus Ord 1815 [black-tailed prairie dog]
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Invalid names: Cynomys arizonensis Mearns 1890 [synonym], Cynomys cinereus Richardson 1829 [synonym], Cynomys grisea Rafinesque 1817 [synonym], Cynomys meadensis Hibbard 1956 [synonym], Cynomys pyrrotrichus Elliot 1905 [synonym], Cynomys socialis Rafinesque 1817 [synonym], Monax missouriensis Warden 1819 [synonym]
Cynomys mexicanus Merriam 1892 [Mexican prairie dog]
†Cynomys niobrarius Hay 1921
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Invalid names: Cynomys churcherii Burns and McGillivray 1989 [synonym], Cynomys spispiza Green 1960 [synonym]
Cynomys parvidens Allen 1905 [Utah prairie dog]
†Cynomys sappaensis Goodwin 1995
†Cynomys spenceri Goodwin 1995
†Cynomys vetus Hibbbard 1942
Invalid names: Monax Warden 1819 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available