Leptonychotes weddellii

Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson 1826) [Otaria] weddellii Lesson 1826, Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol., 7: 437. Type Locality: "sur les côtes des Orcades australes, situées sour 60 degrés 37 minutes de lat" [South Orkney Isl (Br. Antarct. Trust Terr.)]. Vernacular Names: Weddell Seal. Synonyms: Lepto...

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Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
Format: Other/Unknown Material
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Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Leptonychotes
Leptonychotes weddellii
Antarc*
Antarctic
Weddell Seal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11345135
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Summary:Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson 1826) [Otaria] weddellii Lesson 1826, Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol., 7: 437. Type Locality: "sur les côtes des Orcades australes, situées sour 60 degrés 37 minutes de lat" [South Orkney Isl (Br. Antarct. Trust Terr.)]. Vernacular Names: Weddell Seal. Synonyms: Leptonychotes leopardina (C. E. H. Smith 1839); Leptonychotes leopardinus Wagner 1946; Leptonychotes leptonyx (Moseley 1879). Distribution: Coastal fast ice areas of Antarctic continent and adjacent islands. Vagrant populations: Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Isls, Macquarie Isl, New Zealand, Uruguay. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Reviewed by Stirling (1971) and Kooyman (1981). 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 597, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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