Leopardus guttulus (Hensel, 1872)

Bezerra, Alexandra Maria Ramos & Bordallo, Samanta Uchôa, 2018, Neotropical felid specimens at the Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi: species, distribution, and morphometric data, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 58, pp. 1-19 : 5

Leopardus guttulus (Hensel, 1872)

Common names: Southern tigrina (English), Gato-domato-pequeno (Brazilian Portuguese).

Localities: BRAZIL, 2 specimens ( Fig. 5 ): Mato Grosso: Pantanal: MPEG 22193* (male, skin – skull number MPEG 23854*). Rio Grande do Sul: Eldorado do Sul, BR 290, km 141 (= ’Rio Pardo’ in specimen label): MPEG 22183 (male, skull and skin).

Comments:

1) MPEG 22183 have removed sample brain and MPEG 23854 muscle sample for molecular analysis by C.C. Sartor, in May 2017, for her doctoral dissertation developed at University Federal of Rio Grande do Sul ;

2) Endangered as described above for L. emiliae , this species is found in northeastern Argentina, southeast, south and center-western Brazil, and Paraguay ( Nascimento & Feijó, 2017).

Figures

Figure5.LocalitiesofLeopardusguttulus attheMuseuParaenseEmilioGoeldi.