Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson 1826)

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 : 597

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scientific name	Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson 1826)
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[Otaria] weddellii Lesson 1826 , Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol., 7: 437.

Type Locality: "sur les côtes des Orcades australes, situées sour 60 degrés 37 minutes de lat" [South Orkney Isl (Br. Antarct. Trust Terr.)].

Vernacular Names: Weddell Seal.

Synonyms: Leptonychotes leopardina (C. E. H. Smith 1839) ; Leptonychotes leopardinus Wagner 1946 ; Leptonychotes leptonyx (Moseley 1879) .

Distribution: Coastal fast ice areas of Antarctic continent and adjacent islands. Vagrant populations: Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Isls, Macquarie Isl, New Zealand, Uruguay.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Stirling (1971) and Kooyman (1981).