Big Thicket Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus leuconotus ssp. telmalestes)

The Big Ticket Hog-nosed Skunk is a subspecies of the widespread American Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein)) that apparently was restricted to a small region in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas, USA.

This subspecies, however, might in fact not be valid; another subspecies, once thought to be extinct, the Furnace Canyon Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus leuconotus ssp. figginisi Miller) has been merged with another subspecies that still exists, but is likewise most likely not valid at all.

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Until the taxonomical situation is cleared, the species will be mentioned here for the sake of completeness. 

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edited: 19.08.2022