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SPECIES Leopardus colocolo
Author: | Molina, 1782. | Citation: | Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 295. | Common Name: | Colocolo | Type Locality: | "che abitano i boschi del Chili," restricted by Osgood (1943) to "Province of Valparaiso" [Chile]. | Distribution: | Chile. | Status: | CITES – Appendix II, ; IUCN – Near Threatened as Oncifelis colocolo. | Comments: | The validity of colocolo was questioned by Osgood (1943) however, Wolffsohn (1908) and Cabrera (1940, 1958) defended the original description. Some have placed it in Oncifelis (but see comments under genus). Subspecies allocated according to Pocock (1941b) and García-Perea (1994). |
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