Subspecies and Distribution. L. c. californicus Gray, 1837 — SW Oregon, and NW California (W USA). L. c. altamirae Nelson, 1904 — SE Tamaulipas (NE Mexico). L. c. asellus Miller, 1899 — SE Coahuila, NE, S Nuevo Leon, E & SE Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, NE tip ofJalisco, N Guanajuato, and NW Querétaro (NC Mexico). L. c. bennettiz Gray, 1843 — SW California (SW USA), and NW Baja California (NW Mexico). L. c. curts Hall, 1951 — Is along the coast of Tamaulipas (NE Mexico). L. c. deserticola Mearns, 1896 — SE Oregon, S Idaho, SW Montana, NE & E California, Nevada, Utah except SE, and NW, W & SW Arizona (W & SW USA), and NW Sonora and NE Baja California (NW Mexico). The population in SW Montanais isolated. L. c. eremicus J. A. Allen, 1894 — S Arizona (SW USA), N Sonora except extreme NW, NW Chihuahua (N Mexico). L. c. festinus Nelson, 1904 — S Querétaro, Hidalgo, and N State of Mexico (C Mexico). L. c. magdalenae Nelson, 1907 — Magdalena I, Baja California Sur (NW Mexico). L. c. martirensis Stowell, 1895 —Baja California except NW & NE and NE Baja California Sur (NW Mexico). L. c. melanotis Mearns, 1890 — S South Dakota, SE Wyoming, Nebraska, E Colorado, Kansas, W Missouri, NE New Mexico, Oklahoma, W Arkansas, and N Texas (C USA). An isolated population exists in E Oklahoma. L. c. merriami Mearns, 1896 — S Texas (S USA), and NE Coahuila, N Tamaulipas, and N Nuevo Leon (NE Mexico). L. c. richardsonii Bachman, 1839 — C California (SW USA). L. c. sheldoni Burt, 1933 — Isla del Carmen, Baja California Sur (NW Mexico). L. c. texianus Waterhouse, 1848 — SE Utah, SW Colorado, NE Arizona, New Mexico except the NE, and W Texas (C USA), Chihuahua except the NW, W, & SW extremes, W Coahuila, E Durango, and NW Zacatecas (NC Mexico). L. c. wallawalla Merriam, 1904 — S Washington, C & W Oregon, NE California, and NW Nevada (NW USA). L. ¢. xanti Thomas, 1898 — Baja California Sur except the NE (NW Mexico). The Black-tailed Jackrabbit has been introduced into Massachusetts, NewJersey, Maryland, Virginia, and S Florida. in Leporidae

Subspecies and Distribution. L. c. californicus Gray, 1837 — SW Oregon, and NW California (W USA). L. c. altamirae Nelson, 1904 — SE Tamaulipas (NE Mexico). L. c. asellus Miller, 1899 — SE Coahuila, NE, S Nuevo Leon, E & SE Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, NE tip ofJalisco, N Guanajuato, and NW Querétaro (NC Mexico). L. c. bennettiz Gray, 1843 — SW California (SW USA), and NW Baja California (NW Mexico). L. c. curts Hall, 1951 — Is along the coast of Tamaulipas (NE Mexico). L. c. deserticola Mearns, 1896 — SE Oregon, S Idaho, SW Montana, NE & E California, Nevada, Utah except SE, and NW, W & SW Arizona (W & SW USA), and NW Sonora and NE Baja California (NW Mexico). The population in SW Montanais isolated. L. c. eremicus J. A. Allen, 1894 — S Arizona (SW USA), N Sonora except extreme NW, NW Chihuahua (N Mexico). L. c. festinus Nelson, 1904 — S Querétaro, Hidalgo, and N State of Mexico (C Mexico). L. c. magdalenae Nelson, 1907 — Magdalena I, Baja California Sur (NW Mexico). L. c. martirensis Stowell, 1895 —Baja California except NW & NE and NE Baja California Sur (NW Mexico). L. c. melanotis Mearns, 1890 — S South Dakota, SE Wyoming, Nebraska, E Colorado, Kansas, W Missouri, NE New Mexico, Oklahoma, W Arkansas, and N Texas (C USA). An isolated population exists in E Oklahoma. L. c. merriami Mearns, 1896 — S Texas (S USA), and NE Coahuila, N Tamaulipas, and N Nuevo Leon (NE Mexico). L. c. richardsonii Bachman, 1839 — C California (SW USA). L. c. sheldoni Burt, 1933 — Isla del Carmen, Baja California Sur (NW Mexico). L. c. texianus Waterhouse, 1848 — SE Utah, SW Colorado, NE Arizona, New Mexico except the NE, and W Texas (C USA), Chihuahua except the NW, W, & SW extremes, W Coahuila, E Durango, and NW Zacatecas (NC Mexico). L. c. wallawalla Merriam, 1904 — S Washington, C & W Oregon, NE California, and NW Nevada (NW USA). L. ¢. xanti Thomas, 1898 — Baja California Sur except the NE (NW Mexico). The Black-tailed Jackrabbit has been introduced into Massachusetts, NewJersey, Maryland, Virginia, and S Florida.