Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis Baird 1855 Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis Baird 1855, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 332. Type Locality: "Fort Webster, Coppermines of the Mimbres" Restricted by A. H. Howell (1929:131) to near present site of Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico. Vernacular Names: Cliff Chipmunk. Subspecies:: Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. dorsalis Baird 1855 Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. carminis Goldman 1938 Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. grinnelli Burt 1931 Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. nidoensis Lidicker 1960 Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. sonoriensis Callahan and Davis 1977 Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) dorsalis subsp. utahensis Merriam 1897 Distribution: E Nevada, S Idaho, Utah, SW Wyoming, and NW Colorado south through Arizona and W New Mexico (USA) to NW Durango, W Coahuila, and coastal Sonora (Mexico). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias. Reviewed by Callahan and Davis (1977) who included sonoriensis in this species, and by Hart (1992, Mammalian Species No. 399).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 814, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535