A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha - Part 9
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SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s COGNATUS Nelson.

1907. _Sylvilagus cognatus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 20:82, July 22, type from near summit of the Manzano Mountains, Valencia County, New Mexico.

1951. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s cognatus_, Hall and Kelson, Univ.

Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat. Hist., 5:55, October 1, 1951.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:193).--New Mexico: Santa Rosa, 35 mi. N on Conchas River; Capitan Mts.; Datil Mts.; type locality.

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s CONNECTENS (Nelson).

1904. _Lepus florida.n.u.s connectens_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Washington, 17:105, May 18, type from Chichicaxtle, central Veracruz.

1909. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s connectens_, Lyon and Osgood, Bull. U.

S. Nat. Mus., 62:32, January 28.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:186).--Tamaulipas: Altamira.

Veracruz: type locality. Oaxaca: Mt. Zempoaltepec. Veracruz: Orizaba (City of); Jico. Puebla: Metlaltoyuca. Queretaro: Pinal de Amoles.

San Luis Potosi: Valles.

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s COSTARICENSIS Harris.

1933. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s costaricensis_ Harris, Occas. Papers Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan, 266:3, June 28, type from Hacienda Santa Maria, Province of Guanacaste, 3200 ft, Costa Rica.

_Marginal records_ (Goodwin, 1946:358).--Costa Rica: El Pelon; type locality; Tenorio.

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s FLORIDa.n.u.s (J. A. Allen).

1890. _Lepus sylvaticus florida.n.u.s_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus.

Nat. Hist., 3:160, October 8, type from Sebastian River, Brevard County, Florida.

1904. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:322, June 15.

_Marginal records._--Florida: San Mateo (Sherman, 1936:122); _Enterprise_ (_ibid._); Miakka Lake (230812 USBS); Blitches Ferry (Sherman, 1936:122).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s. .h.i.tCHENSI Mearns.

1911. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s. .h.i.tchensi_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat.

Mus., 39:227, January 9, type from Smiths Island, Northampton County, Virginia.

_Marginal records._--Virginia: type locality; Fishermans Island (Handley and Patton, 1947:187).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s HOLZNERI (Mearns).

1896. _Lepus sylvaticus holzneri_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:554, June 24, type from Douglas spruce zone, near summit of Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona.

1904. _Sylvilagus_ (_Sylvilagus_) _florida.n.u.s holzneri_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:336, June 15.

1896. [_Lepus sylvaticus_] subspecies _rigidus_ Mearns, Proc. U. S.

Nat. Mus., 18:555, June 24, type from Carrizalillo Mts., near monument No. 31, Mexican boundary line, Grant County, New Mexico.

1903. _Lepus_ (_Sylvilagus_) _durangae_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer.

Mus. Nat. Hist., 19:609, November 12, type from Rancho Bailon, northwestern Durango.

_Marginal records._--Arizona: Pine Springs, 15 mi. S of Canyon of Colorado (Hall and Kelson, 1951:54); Reynolds Creek R. S., Sierra Ancha Mts. (_ibid._); W base Mt. Turnbull, 4500 ft. (_ibid._). New Mexico: Silver City (Nelson, 1909:180); _Animas Mts._ (_ibid._).

Zacatecas: Valparaiso (_ibid._); Plateado (_ibid._). Chihuahua: Guadalupe y Calvo (_ibid._). Arizona: Thomas Canon, 2 mi. E Baboquivari Mts. (Hall and Kelson, 1951:54), Hualapi Mts. (_ibid._).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s HONDURENSIS Goldman.

1932. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s hondurensis_ Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Washington, 45:122, July 30, type from Monte Redondo, approximately 30 mi. NW Tegucigalpa, 5100 ft., Honduras.

_Marginal records._--Honduras: Santa Barbara (Goodwin, 1942:150); Cedros (_ibid._). Nicaragua: Jinotega (Nelson, 1909:190); Chontales ["District" of] (_ibid._); Leon. Honduras: Ocotepeque (Goodwin, 1942:150).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s LLANENSIS Blair.

1938. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s llanensis_ Blair, Occas. Papers. Mus.

Zool., Univ. Michigan, 380:1, June 21, type from Old "F" Ranch headquarters, Quitaque, Briscoe County, Texas.

_Marginal records._--Kansas: 15 mi. N and 3 mi. E Stafford (5547 KU); 1 mi. NE Aetna (12144 KU). Oklahoma: 3 mi SE Southard (10063 KU); _Fort Cobb_ (Blair, 1939:129); Mt. Scott (_ibid._). Texas: 6 mi. E Coahoma (Blair, 1938:3); 6 mi. southwest of Muleshoe (_ibid._). Kansas: Coolidge (18462 KU).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s MALLURUS (Thomas).

1898. _L[epus]. n[uttalli]. mallurus_ Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat.

Hist., 2(ser. 7):320, October, type from Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

1904. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s mallurus_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:323, June 15.

1837. _Lepus sylvaticus_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.

Philadelphia, 7:403, no type or type locality. Name given to the "common gray rabbit" of the eastern United States and probably with particular reference to the animal in South Carolina. Name preoccupied by _Lepus borealis sylvaticus_ Nilson, 1832, from Sweden.

_Marginal records._--Connecticut: Bear Mountain (Goodwin, 1935:163), south along coast to Florida: Lake Julian (Nelson, 1909:168); Rock Bluff (Sherman, 1936:122). Alabama: Bayou Labatre (A. H. Howell, 1921:71); Leighton (_ibid._). Tennessee (Kellogg, 1939:291): Arlington; Hornbeak; Highcliff; Watauga Valley. West Virginia: _Ernshaw_ (Kellogg, 1937:472). Pennsylvania (Nelson, 1909:169): Waynesburg; Potts Grove. New York: Palenville (_ibid._).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s MEARNSII (J. A. Allen).

1894. _Lepus sylvaticus mearnsii_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.

Hist., 6:171, May 31, type from Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

1904. _Sylvilagus_ (_Sylvilagus_) _florida.n.u.s mearnsi_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:336, June 15.

_Marginal records._--Minnesota: Fertile (Swanson, Surber and Roberts, 1945:97); Duluth (_ibid._). Michigan: Marquette County (Burt, 1946:249). Ontario: Lake Simcoe (Miller, 1924:464). Quebec (Anderson, 1947): Montreal (p. 103); Quebec-side Ottawa River in Laurentian Hills (p. 104). New York: "eastern New York" (Hamilton, 1943:383). Pennsylvania: Lopez (Nelson, 1909:172). West Virginia: 7 mi. E Phillipi (Kellogg, 1937:473); Gilboa (_ibid._). Illinois: Sangamon (Nelson, 1909:172). Kansas: Neosho Falls (5104 KU); 1 mi. N and mi. E Lincolnville (12964 KU); _6 mi. SW Clay Center_ (12398 KU); Strawberry (4510 KU). Minnesota: Otter Tail County (Surber, 1932:74).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s ORIZABAE (Merriam).

1893. _Lepus orizabae_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 8:143, December 29, type from Mt. Orizaba, 9500 ft., Puebla.

1909. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s orizabae_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:183, August 31.

1903. _Lepus florida.n.u.s persultator_ Elliott, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 71, zool. ser., 3:147, March 20, type from Puebla, Puebla.