Subspecies Rabbitsfoot
theliderma cylindrica cylindrica
theliderma cylindrica strigillata
two subspecies have been described. unclear whether represent distinct evolutionary lineages, or merely ecophenotypic variation not warrant taxonomic status. 2007 genetic study has cast doubt upon validity of existence of 2 subspecies.
theliderma cylindrica cylindrica (say, 1817) —
theliderma cylindrica strigillata (wright, 1898) — rough rabbitsfoot, found in headwaters of tennessee river.
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