Variegated squirrel

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Variegated squirrel
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S. v. atrirufus
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S. variegatoides
Binomial name
Sciurus variegatoides
Ogilby, 1839[2]
Subspecies

15, see text.

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The variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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S. v. dorsalis, Costa Rica
File:Sciurus variegatoides in Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve, Nicaragua.jpg
Sciurus variegatoides dorsalis rescued from the pet trade, raised in Estacion Biologica, Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve, and returned to the wild-photo by Jeffrey McCrary

Subspecies

In alphabetical order except for nominate species.[3]

  • S. v. variegatoides Ogilby, 1839
  • S. v. adolphei Lesson, 1842
  • S. v. atrirufus Harris, 1930
  • S. v. bangsi Dickey, 1928
  • S. v. belti Nelson, 1899
  • S. v. boothiae Gray, 1843
  • S. v. dorsalis Gray, 1849
  • S. v. goldmani Nelson, 1898
  • S. v. helveolus Goldman, 1912
  • S. v. loweryi McPherson, 1972
  • S. v. managuensis Nelson, 1898
  • S. v. melania Gray, 1867
  • S. v. rigidus Peters, 1863
  • S. v. thomasi Nelson, 1899
  • S. v. underwoodi Goldman, 1932

References

  1. Koprowski, J., Roth, L., Reid, F., Woodman, N. & Timm, R. (2008). Sciurus variegatoides. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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