Revision of the desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii, in the southwest
Hoffmeister DF and Lee MR. 1963. Revision of the desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii, in the southwest. Journal of Mammalogy. 44(4):501-518
Individual, secondary sexual and geographic variations are analyzed in Sylvilagus audubonii in the Southwest. Individual variation appears to be average and secondary sexual variation probably unimportant in most characters. Cranial and external characters are most useful in studying geographic variation while color, except in one subspecies, is of little significance. The geographic location of character shifts in 12 characters is shown graphically. Those shifts showing a high degree of concordancy form the primary basis for subspecific boundaries. Four subspecies of S. audubonii (warreni, arizonae, minor and goldmani) are recognized, and the name cedrophilus is placed in synonymy.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hoffmeister, Donald; Lee, M.
- Units
- GRCA , MEVE , PARA , SAGU
- Keywords
- Arizona, Distribution (Biodiversity), lagomorpha, Leporidae (Hares Rabbits), Mammalia (Mammals), Mohave County, Sylvilagus (Cottontails), Sylvilagus audubonii (Desert Cottontail), Sylvilagus audubonii arizonae (Audubon Cottontail), Vouchers