Arctocephalus tropicalis
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Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Otariidae
Genus: Arctocephalus
Species: Arctocephalus tropicalis
Name
editArctocephalus tropicalis (J. E. Gray, 1872)
Type locality: "North coast of Australia." This is in error, fixed by King (1959a) to "’Australasian sea’...to include the islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam as these are the islands nearest to Australia...".
Synonyms
edit- Arctocephalus elegans Peters, 1876
References
edit- Gray, J. E. 1872. On the Sea-Bear of New Zealand (Arctocephalus cinereus) and the North-Australian Sea-Bear (Gypsophoca tropicalis). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1872: 653.
Links
edit- Arctocephalus tropicalis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - IUCN: Arctocephalus elegans (J. E. Gray, 1872) (Least Concern)
- Arctocephalus tropicalis (J. E. Gray, 1872) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
editDeutsch: Subantarktischer Seebär
English: Subantarctic Fur Seal
español: León marino subantártico
português: Lobo-marinho-subantártico
English: Subantarctic Fur Seal
español: León marino subantártico
português: Lobo-marinho-subantártico