Leopardus colocolo (Molina 1782)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 538

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scientific name	Leopardus colocolo (Molina 1782)
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[Felis] colocolo Molina 1782 , Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 295.

Type Locality: "che abitano i boschi del Chili," restricted by Osgood (1943) to "Province of Valparaiso " [ Chile].

Vernacular Names: Colocolo.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Leopardus colocolo subsp. colocolo Molina 1782

Subspecies Leopardus colocolo subsp. wolffsohni García-Perea 1994

Distribution: Chile.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II,; IUCN – Near Threatened as Oncifelis colocolo .

Discussion: 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 (1941 b) and García-Perea (1994).