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Rafinesque Plains Spotted Skunk Stripes Sketch

Detailed Description

Rafinesque’s sketch of the dorsal striping pattern of the pelage of the holotype of Mephitis interrupta from his field notebook #17.
Anterior of the skin is to the left. His notes in English and French read, “6 Mephitis from / Louisiana brown / à lignes blanches / M. interrupta.” Abbreviations (Van Gelder 1959): DW, dorsal white stripe; LW, lateral white stripe; SW, shoulder white stripe; VW1, first vertical white stripe. Image credit: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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Public Domain.

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