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--> FAMILY Phocidae
--> GENUS Monachus
SPECIES Monachus tropicalis
| Author: | Gray, 1850. | | Citation: | Cat. Spec. Mamm. Coll. Br. Mus., Part 2(Seals): 28. | | Common Name: | Caribbean Monk Seal | | Type Locality: | "Jamaica" restricted by King (1956) to "Pedro Cays, 80 km. south of Jamaica". | | Distribution: | Historical records include coastal regions of the Caribbean Sea and Yucatan: Mexico (Veracruz to Yucatan), Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, USA (Florida). | | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Extinct. | | Comments: | Extinct since 1952 (Kenyon, 1977; Rice, 1998). |
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