Ochotona (Conothoa) gloveri Thomas 1922

Ochotona (Conothoa) gloveri Thomas 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9: 190.

Type Locality: "Nagchuka [= Nyagquka (Yajiang), W Sichuan, China], 10,000' [3048 m]." .

Vernacular Names: Glover's Pika.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Ochotona (Conothoa) gloveri subsp. gloveri Thomas 1922

Subspecies Ochotona (Conothoa) gloveri subsp. brookei Allen 1937

Subspecies Ochotona (Conothoa) gloveri subsp. calloceps Pen et al. 1962

Distribution: W Sichuan, NW Yunnan, NE Tibet, SW Qinghai (China).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Conothoa; but see Niu et al. (2001). Formerly included in erythrotis; see comments therein. Whether gloveri and erythrotis are sym-, para-, or allopatric in distribution in Sichuan and/or Qinghai is unknown. The taxon brookei may be a separate sister species to gloveri + muliensis (Niu, 2002) .