This species is relatively abundant in Tamaulipas from where three
subspecies have been reported. Two specimens examined were shot at
night.
=Odocoileus virginianus miquihuanensis= Goldman and Kellogg
1940. _Odocoileus virginianus miquihuanensis_ Goldman and
Kellogg, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 53:84, June 28, type
from Sierra Madre Oriental, 6000 ft., near Miquihuana,
Tamaulipas.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Throughout Sierra Madre
Oriental.
An adult male, having two points on each antler, and a young male were
examined and identified as this subspecies because of their small size
and dark color.
_Measurements._--A male from 15 km. W Rancho Santa Rosa
affords measurements as follows: 1385; 245; 330; 154;
condylobasal length, 234; length of maxillary tooth-row,
76.3; width across orbits at frontal-jugal suture, 100.9.
_Records of occurrence_.--Specimens examined, 2: 15 km. W
Rancho Santa Rosa, 4500 ft., 1; Ejido Santa Isabel, 2000
ft., 1.
Additional records (Goodwin, 1954:15): San Antonio, 11 km.
SW Joya de Salas; Rancho Pano Ayuctle.
=Odocoileus virginianus texanus= (Mearns)
1898. _Dorcelaphus texanus_ Mearns, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 12:23, January 27, type from Fort Clark [north
of Eagle Pass on Big Bend of Rio Grande], Kinney Co., Texas.
1902. _Dama v[irginiana]. texensis_ [_sic_], J. A. Allen,
Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 16:20, February 1.
1901. _Odocoileus texensis_ Miller and Rehn, Proc. Boston
Soc. Nat. Hist., 30:17, December 27, an accidental renaming
of _texanus_.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Probably all of northern part
of state.
Two fragments of lower jaw from the barrier beach were examined and
assigned to this subspecies on geographic grounds.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 2, fragments
from 33 mi. S Washington Beach.
Additional records: Sierra San Carlos (El Mulato and
Sardinia) (Dice, 1937:256).
=Odocoileus virginianus veraecrucis= Goldman and Kellogg
1940. _Odocoileus virginianus veraecrucis_ Goldman and
Kellogg, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 53:89, June 28, type
from Chijol, 200 ft., Veracruz.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Tropical area, reported only
from Soto la Marina (Miller and Kellogg, 1955:806) and
Savinito Tierre [= Tierra] Caliente (J. A. Allen, 1881:184)
and Tampico (_ibid._) as _Cariacus virginianus mexicanus_.
=Mazama americana temama= (Kerr)