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In Russia, Ovis canadensis was often used as a synonym for Ovis nivicola (Heptner 1989). Four subspecies are recognized: O. n. nivicola Eschscholtz, 1829 (Kamchatka Peninsula); O. n. alleni Matschie, 1907 (Okhotsk-Kolyma Upland); O. n. lydekkeri Kowarzik, 1913 (Yakutia, Okhotsk-Kolyma Upland, the Kodarsky Ridge); O. n. borealis Severtzov, 1873 (the Putoran Mountains).
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Baskin, L., Danell, K. (2003). Snow Sheep — Ovis nivicola . In: Ecology of Ungulates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06820-5_22
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