Arctocephalus tropicalis J. E. Gray 1872

Arctocephalus tropicalis J. E. Gray 1872 Arctocephalus tropicalis J. E. Gray 1872, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1872: 653. Type Locality: "North coast of Australia." This is in error, fixed by King (1959 a ) to "’Australasian sea’.to include the islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam as these a...

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Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11345045
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Summary:Arctocephalus tropicalis J. E. Gray 1872 Arctocephalus tropicalis J. E. Gray 1872, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1872: 653. Type Locality: "North coast of Australia." This is in error, fixed by King (1959 a ) to "’Australasian sea’.to include the islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam as these are the islands nearest to Australia.". Vernacular Names: Subantarctic Fur Seal. Synonyms: Arctocephalus elegans Peters 1876. Distribution: Islands north of Antarctic Convergence (Tristan, Gough, Marion, Crozet, Amsterdam, Macquarie Isls). Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 592, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519