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Taxonomy
Marmotini was named as a tribe. It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Marmotinae by Frase and Hoffmann (1980).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Frase and Hoffmann (1980) and Mercer and Roth (2003).
It was reranked as the subfamily Marmotinae by Frase and Hoffmann (1980).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Frase and Hoffmann (1980) and Mercer and Roth (2003).
Subtaxa
Ammospermophilus, Callospermophilus, Cynomys (syn. Monax), Eutamias, Ictidomys, Marmota (syn. Lagomys, Arctomys, Stereodectes, Marmotops, Lipura), Neotamias, Notocitellus, Otospermophilus, Poliocitellus, Spermophilinus, Spermophilus (syn. Citellus), Tamias, Urocitellus (syn. Anisonyx), Xerospermophilus
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Marmotinae Frase and Hoffmann p. 1 |
| 1980 | Tamiini de Bruijn et al. p. 255 |
| 2003 | Marmotini Mercer and Roth |
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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.
Tr. Marmotini
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G. Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892 [antelope squirrel]
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†Ammospermophilus fossilis James 1963
†Ammospermophilus hanfordi Gustafson 1978
Ammospermophilus interpres Merriam 1890 [Texas antelope squirrel]
†Ammospermophilus jeffriesi Miller 1980
†Ammospermophilus junturensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
Ammospermophilus leucurus Merriam 1889 [white-tailed antelope squirrel]
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Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 [golden-mantled ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Spermophilus chrysodeirus Merriam 1890 [synonym]
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]
G. Eutamias Trouessart 1880 [chipmunk]
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Eutamias ertemtensis Qiu 1991
Eutamias minimus Bachman 1839 [least chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias atristriatus Bailey 1913 [synonym], Eutamias caniceps Osgood 1900 [synonym], Eutamias consobrinus Allen 1890 [synonym], Eutamias oreocetes Merriam 1897 [synonym]
G. Ictidomys Allen 1877 [lined ground squirrels]
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Ictidomys mexicanus Erxleben 1877
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
G. Marmota Frisch 1775 [marmot]
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†Marmota arizonae Hay 1921
Marmota broweri Hall and Gilmore 1934 [Alaska marmot]
Marmota caligata Eschscholtz 1829 [hoary marmot]
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Invalid names: Arctomys okanaganus King 1836 [synonym], Marmota oxytona Hollister 1914 [synonym], Marmota vigilis Heller 1909 [synonym]
Marmota flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841 [yellow-bellied marmot]
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Invalid names: Arctomys dacota Merriam 1889 [synonym], Marmota engelhardti Allen 1905 [synonym]
†Marmota korthi Kelly 2000
Marmota marmota Linnaeus 1758 [Alpine marmot]
†Marmota minor Kellogg 1910
Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 [groundhog]
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Invalid names: Arctomys ignavus Bangs 1899 [synonym], Arctomys melanopus Kuhl 1820 [synonym], Arctomys sibila Wolf 1808 [synonym], Glis canadensis Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Hyrax hudsonius Schreber 1792 [synonym], Marmota ochracea Swarth 1911 [synonym], Mus empetra Pallas 1778 [synonym]
†Marmota nevadensis Kellogg 1910
Marmota olympus Merriam 1898
Marmota vancouverensis Swarth 1911
Invalid names: Arctomys Schreber 1780 [synonym], Lagomys Storr 1780 [synonym], Lipura Illiger 1811 [synonym], Marmotops Pocock 1923 [synonym]
G. Neotamias Howell 1929 [chipmunk]
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Neotamias alpinus Merriam 1893
Neotamias amoenus Allen 1890
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Invalid names: Eutamias canicaudus Merriam 1903 [synonym], Eutamias caurinus Merriam 1898 [synonym], Eutamias ludibundus Hollister 1911 [synonym], Tamias frater Allen 1890 [synonym]
Neotamias bulleri Miller and Rehn 1901
Neotamias canipes Fleharty 1960
Neotamias cinereicollis Allen 1890
Neotamias dorsalis Baird 1855 [cliff chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias canescens Allen 1904 [synonym]
†Neotamias malloryi Martin 1998
Neotamias obscurus Allen 1890
Neotamias ochrogenys Sutton and Nadler 1974
Neotamias panamintinus Merriam 1893
Neotamias quadrivittatus Say 1823
Neotamias ruficaudus Howell 1920
Neotamias senex Allen 1890
Neotamias siskiyou Sutton and Nadler 1974
Neotamias sonomae Grinnell 1915
Neotamias townsendii Bachman 1839
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Invalid names: Tamias cooperi Baird 1855 [synonym], Tamias hindei Gray 1842 [synonym]
Neotamias umbrinus Allen 1890
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Invalid names: Eutamias adsitus Allen 1905 [synonym], Eutamias palmeri Merriam 1897 [synonym]
G. Otospermophilus Brandt 1844
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†Citellus (Otospermophilus) argonautus Stirton and Goeriz 1942
†Citellus (Otospermophilus) bensoni Gidley 1922
†Citellus (Otospermophilus) gidleyi Merriam et al. 1925
Otospermophilus beecheyi Richardson 1823 [California ground squirrel]
Otospermophilus variegatus Erxleben 1777 [rock squirrel]
Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus Helgen et al. 2009 [rock squirrel]
G. Spermophilus Cuvier 1825 [ground squirrel]
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Spermophilus armatus Kennicott 1863
†Spermophilus boothi Hibbard 1972
†Spermophilus cochisei Gidley 1922
Spermophilus columbianus Ord 1815 [Columbian ground squirrel]
†Spermophilus cragini Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus cyanocittus Korth 1997
†Spermophilus dotti Hibbard 1954
†Spermophilus finlayensis Strain 1966
†Spermophilus fricki Hibbard 1942
†Spermophilus howelli Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus jerae Sutton and Korth 1995
†Spermophilus johnstoni Hibbard 1972
†Spermophilus lorisrusselli Hibbard 1976
†Spermophilus matachicensis Wilson 1949
†Spermophilus matthewi Black 1963
†Spermophilus mcgheei Strain 1966
†Spermophilus mckayensis Shotwell 1956
†Spermophilus meadensis Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus meltoni Hibbard 1972
†Spermophilus primitivus Bryant 1945
†Spermophilus rexroadensis Hibbard 1941
†Spermophilus russelli Gustafson 1978
†Spermophilus shotwelli Black 1963
Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett 1833 [spotted ground squirrel]
†Spermophilus superciliosus Kaup 1839
†Spermophilus taylori Hay 1921
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
†Spermophilus tuitus Hay 1921
†Spermophilus wellingtonensis Kelly 1997
†Spermophilus wilsoni Shotwell 1956
Invalid names: Citellus Oken 1816 [synonym]
G. Tamias Illinger 1811 [chipmunk]
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†Tamias aristus Ray 1965
†Tamias ateles Hall 1930
†Tamias eviensis de Bruijn et al. 1980
†Tamias laevidens Cope 1869
Tamias striatus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Sciurus lysteri Richardson 1829 [synonym]
G. Urocitellus Obolenskij 1927 [Holarctic ground squirrel]
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Urocitellus elegans Kennicott 1863 [Wyoming ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Citellus kimballensis Kent 1967 [synonym]
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 [arctic ground squirrel]
Urocitellus richardsonii Sabine 1822
Urocitellus townsendii Bachman 1839 [Townsend's ground squirrel]
Invalid names: Anisonyx Rafinesque 1817 [replaced]
G. Xerospermophilus Merriam 1892 [pygmy ground squirrel]
Invalid names: Tamiini [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available