Spilogale

SpilogaleGray, 1865

Hyväksytty nimi, Maailman nisäkkäiden luettelo 2005

"Mead (1968) argued that S. p. gracilis and ""possibly"" leucoparia are reproductively isolated from eastern populations and therefore should be considered distinct species. Preliminary genetic data (Dragoo et al., 1993) support Mead (1968). However, both taxa were included by Van Gelder (1959). Kinlaw (1995) restricted putorius to the eastern spotted skunk. Owen et al. (1996) provided karyotypic data to support recognition of the southern spotted skunk, angustifrons, as a distinct species. Verts et al. (2001) reported information on subspecies of gracilis which included western populations of spotted skunks. They did not include taxa regarded by Hall and Kelson (1959) as pygmaea or angustifrons. Synonyms allocated according to Hall and Kelson (1959), Kinlaw (1995), and Verts et al. (2001)."

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.