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GENUS Leopardus

Author:Gray, 1842.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. [ser. 1], 10: 260.
Type Species:Leopardus griseus Gray, 1842 (= Felis pardalis Linnaeus, 1758), by subsequent designation by Pocock (1917b).
Comments:There has been almost unanimous agreement that this group is monophyletic (Bininda-Emonds et al., 1999; Herrington, 1986; Johnson and O’Brien, 1997; Johnson et al., 1998; Mattern and McLennan, 2000; Pocock, 1917a; Salles, 1992; Weigel, 1961). However, the relationships within this genus are unclear. Most recognize wiedii and pardalis as a monophyletic group, however there is considerable controversy on the arrangement of the remaining species. Under phylogenies put forward by some recent genetic and molecular studies, the remaining taxa (guigna, colocolo, jacobitus, tigrinus, geoffroyi) would be paraphyletic if wiedii and pardalis were separated (Collier and O’Brien, 1985; Johnson and O’Brien, 1997; Johnson et al., 1998). All are provisionally included here in Leopardus. García-Perea (1994) revised the pampas cat group and found three clearly distinct allopatric populations. She argued that these populations had been separated for some time and should be considered full species (braccatus, colocolo, and pajeros). Although the distinguishing morphological features she found were in some cases variable, they would fall within the range of differences recognized elsewhere at the species level. I have provisionally followed García-Perea for these endangered populations.
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SPECIES braccatus

SUBSPECIES braccatus

SUBSPECIES munoai

SPECIES colocolo

SUBSPECIES colocolo

SUBSPECIES wolffsohni

SPECIES geoffroyi

SUBSPECIES geoffroyi

SUBSPECIES euxanthus

SUBSPECIES leucobaptus

SUBSPECIES paraguae

SUBSPECIES salinarum

SPECIES guigna

SUBSPECIES guigna

SUBSPECIES tigrillo

SPECIES jacobitus

SPECIES pajeros

SUBSPECIES pajeros

SUBSPECIES budini

SUBSPECIES garleppi

SUBSPECIES steinbachi

SUBSPECIES thomasi

SPECIES pardalis

SUBSPECIES pardalis

SUBSPECIES aequatorialis

SUBSPECIES albescens

SUBSPECIES melanurus

SUBSPECIES mitis

SUBSPECIES nelsoni

SUBSPECIES pseudopardalis

SUBSPECIES pusaeus

SUBSPECIES sonoriensis

SUBSPECIES steinbachi

SPECIES tigrinus

SUBSPECIES tigrinus

SUBSPECIES guttulus

SUBSPECIES oncilla

SUBSPECIES pardinoides

SPECIES wiedii

SUBSPECIES wiedii

SUBSPECIES amazonicus

SUBSPECIES boliviae

SUBSPECIES cooperi

SUBSPECIES glauculus

SUBSPECIES nicaraguae

SUBSPECIES oaxacensis

SUBSPECIES pirrensis

SUBSPECIES salvinius

SUBSPECIES vigens

SUBSPECIES yucatanicus

Synonyms:

    Colocolo Pocock, 1941
    Dendrailurus Severtzov, 1858
    Lynchailurus Severtzov, 1858
    Margay Gray, 1867
    Montifelis Schwangart, 1941
    Mungofelis Antonius, 1933
    Noctifelis Severtzov, 1858
    Oncifelis Severtzov, 1858
    Oncilla Allen, 1919
    Oncoides Severtzov, 1858
    Oreailurus Cabrera, 1940
    Pajeros Gray, 1867
    Pardalina Gray, 1867
    Pardalis Gray, 1867
    Pseudolynx Schwangart, 1941

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