[_Sciurus_, by implication] _aureogaster_ F. Cuvier, Hist.
nat. mammiferes, vol. 6, livr. 59, pl. with text, September,
1829. Binomial published at end of work only, vol. 7, tabl.
generale et methodique, p. 4, 1842. (Type from "California"
= eastern Mexico.)
_Specimens examined_, 13 as follows: 43 km. S Ciudad
Victoria, 1; 70 km. [by highway] S Ciudad Victoria, and 6
km. W of [Pan-American] highway [at El Carrizo], 3; 70 km.
[by hwy.] S Victoria and 2 km. W El Carrizo, 9.
_Remarks._--These colorful squirrels were taken in thick timber and
brush, and locally are referred to as "ardilla pinta" or "ardilla
colorada." One female obtained on January 22 is black. Local hunters
state that these squirrels are most active early in the morning and
late in the afternoon. Two squirrels were seen in copulation on January
19.
~Sciurus negligens~ Nelson