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Tien Shan Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus ralli (Kuznetsov, 1948)
Also calledTianshan Huangshu (zho)
First described in: Zveri Kirgizii [Animals of Kirgiziya, Moscow Soc. of Naturalists] p.39
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: This species is usually included in S. relictus as an allopatric subspecies, but molecular sequence data indicate that the two taxa are separate (Harrison et al., 2003). Kuznetsov’s name is regarded as having priority over ralli (Heptner, 1948; a replacement name for pygmaeus arenicola; and thus preoccupied), but Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987) indicated that Kuznetsov (1948) might not have been published in May, but later, in July-August, while pygmaeus ralli was published in May, 1948. If so, Kuznetsov, 1948 is preoccupied.
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
distribution
Distribution: Mountains and valleys surrounding the eastern end of the Issyk-Kul’ valley, from the Terskii-Alatau in the southeast to the Ketmen’ Alatau in the northeast. Its range is separated from that of S. relictus, which occupies the western Tien Shan.
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: " Tip iz kotlovinny Oz. Issyk-Kul’ " [Type from basin of lake Issyk-Kul’] (Kuznetsov, 1965: 264).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4263857.