Leopardus amnicola Gillette, 1976
River margay
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Felis amnicola Gillette, 1976; Leopardus wiedii amnicola Gillette, 1976
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution & Habitat
The Americas
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: UF 19351
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gillette, David D. (1976). A new species of small cat from the late Quaternary of Florida. Journal of Mammalogy 57(4): 664-676. [Abstract]
Other references:
Hulbert, R. C., Morgan, G. S. and Kerner, A. (2009). Collared Peccary (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Tayassuidae, Pecari) from the Late Pleistocene of Florida, pp. 551-556. In: Papers on Geology, Vertebrate Paleontology, and Biostratigraphy in Honor of Michael O. Woodburne. Flagstaff, AZ: Museum of Northern Arizona.
Hulbert, R. C. and Pratt, A. E. (1998). New pleistocene (Rancholabrean) vertebrate faunas from coastal Georgia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2): 412-429.