Range and Habitat
The range of E. m. multivirgatus is limited in the north by southern South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming and extends in the south until the Arkansas River in Colorado. E.m. multivirgatus prefers sandy soil and occurs in habitat below 1675 m (5500 ft).
E. m. epipleurotus occurs from south-eastern Utah and southern Colorado through Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas to Chihuahua in Mexico. It lives in rocky habitat up to elevations of 2600 m (8500 ft).
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