On the morphological variation and taxonomy of the Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1844) (Carnivora, Felidae)

Abstract

On the mOrphOlOgical variatiOn and taxOnOmy Of the geOffrOy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi (d'Orbigny & gervais, 1844) (carnivOra, felidae) fabiO Oliveira dO nascimentO 1,2

Atlas Craniano Mamíferos da Mata Atlântica e lista de espécies

“…We have compiled and photographed the genera of native mammals, excluding the strictly aquatic forms (cetaceans and sirenians), but including taxa with marginal distribution in adjacent formations that have been expanding their distribution due to the increase of open vegetation for agriculture and cattle ranching. Examples are the maned wolf, genus Chrysocyon (Queirolo et al, 2011) and the crab-eating fox, genus Cerdocyon (Tchaicka et al, 2007;Machado & Hingst-Zaher, 2009) Gardner, 2008;Voss & Jansa, 2009;Nascimento, 2014;Nascimento & Feijó, 2017;Kitchener et al, 2017). chances of finding osteological material belonging to these species continue to increase.…”

“…(see Gardner, 2008;Voss & Jansa, 2009;Nascimento, 2014;Nascimento & Feijó, 2017;Kitchener et al, 2017).…”

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“…As medições morfométricas do crânio seguiram Gomes et al (2015). A idade estimada do animal foi baseada em Nascimento (2014), onde foram observadas a presença de dentes decíduos e permanentes e a fusão de suturas cranianas. Os exames radiográficos foram realizados em uma clínica veterinária, através de projeções laterais e ventrodorsais.…”

Phylogeographical spatial diffusion analysis reveals the journey of Geoffroy’s cat through the Quaternary glaciations of South America

“…South America harbours 11 species of wild felids, representing 27% of the global diversity of this group (Kitchener et al, 2017; but see Nascimento &Feijó, 2017 andRuiz-García et al, 2017 for two other possible species recently described). Eight of these species are included in the 'Ocelot' lineage and are currently placed in a single genus, Leopardus, based on the recent radiation, natural hybridization and the close similarity in skull morphology between them (Johnson et al, 2006;Kitchener et al, 2017).…”