Hello Everyone, i have two small questions regarding Genus ( Leopardus ) in the first volume,
1 - Did they recognize the Pantanal Cat ( Leopardus braccatus ) and the Pampas Cat ( Leopardus pajeros ) as distinct species from the colocolo ( Leopardus colocolo ) ?
2 - What taxa ( species & subspecies ) - including forms - are illustrated in Genus ( Leopardus ) plate ?
Thank You...
1) Leopardus braccatus and Leopardus pajeros are still mentioned as subspecies but they add: ..although braccatus and pajeros likely represent distinct species. (HMW 1 2009 p 146)
2) The depictions on plate 6 (Leopardus, p 144) are:
a) Leopardus pardalis pardalis
b) Leopardus pardalis mitis
c) Leopardus wiedii
d) Leopardus colocolo colocolo
e) Leopardus colocolo braccatus
f) Leopardus colocolo pajeros
g) Leopardus jacobitus
h) Leopardus tigrinus tigrinus
i) Leopardus tigrinus oncilla
j) Leopardus guigna guigna
k) Leopardus guigna black morph
l) Leopardus guigna tigrillo
m) Leopardus geoffroyi geoffroyi
n) Leopardus geoffroyi paraguae