Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820)

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 : 596

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scientific name	Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820)
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[Phoca] leptonyx de Blainville 1820 , J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 91: 298.

Type Locality: "des environs des îles Falckland ou Malouines" [Falkland Isls ( UK)].

Vernacular Names: Leopard seal.

Synonyms: Hydrurga homei (Lesson 1828) ; Hydrurga leptonyz (de Blainville 1820) .

Distribution: Circumpolar pack-ice zone south to the shores of Antarctica. Also coastal regions of Australia, Chile, Falkland Isls, Kerguelen Isls, New Zealand), South Sandwich Isls, South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957).