White-backed hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus Leuconotus) occurrence in the Oklahoma panhandle
Southwestern Naturalist
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Abstract
The white-backed hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) is an understudied mesocarnivore thought to be declining throughout its range in the southwestern United States. With the exception of a single skull of unknown age, hog-nosed skunks have not been documented in Oklahoma since 1930. We conducted a camera trapping survey in Cimarron County, Oklahoma during summer 2022 and confirmed the presence of a hog-nosed skunk in Oklahoma. This finding provides the first evidence of a hog-nosed skunk in Oklahoma in over 90 years and is within the range of a poorly documented subspecies (C. l. figginsi) believed to be in decline.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | White-backed hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus Leuconotus) occurrence in the Oklahoma panhandle |
| Series title | Southwestern Naturalist |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-69.1.9 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Southwestern Association of Naturalists |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Other Geospatial | Oklahoma panhandle |