Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.128800 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17610582 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8F7E72FB-B46F-536D-8179-D1E02775AFDA |
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Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902 |
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Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902 View in CoL
Material examined.
Costa Rica • Puntarenas Province, Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge ; 09°52'09"N, 085°03'25"W; 306 m alt.; 31.03.2019; camera trapping GoogleMaps .
Identification.
Small-sized skunk, with short legs and elongated body. The fur is black, with white stripes and spots. The tail is proportionately short, mainly white, black at the base. Occasionally recorded in the study area in transitional forest. In Costa Rica it is known only from the northwestern part of the country ( Reid and Gόmez Zamora 2022). Further remarks on the range of S. angustifrons are reported in the Discussion.
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