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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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| Offspring: 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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