Hydrurga leptonyx
Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820) [Phoca] leptonyx de Blainville 1820, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 91: 298. Type Locality: "des environs des îles Falckland ou Malouines" [Falkland Isls (UK)]. Vernacular Names: Leopard seal. Synonyms: Hydrurga homei (Lesson 1828); Hydrurga le...
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Summary: | Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820) [Phoca] leptonyx de Blainville 1820, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 91: 298. Type Locality: "des environs des îles Falckland ou Malouines" [Falkland Isls (UK)]. Vernacular Names: Leopard seal. Synonyms: Hydrurga homei (Lesson 1828); Hydrurga leptonyz (de Blainville 1820). Distribution: Circumpolar pack-ice zone south to the shores of Antarctica. Also coastal regions of Australia, Chile, Falkland Isls, Kerguelen Isls, New Zealand), South Sandwich Isls, South Africa. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957). 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 596, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 |
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