Felis tigrina Schreber, 1775 . Saugethiere, 3:pl. 106 (text 3:396, 1777).
TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, Cayenne .
DISTRIBUTION: Costa Rica; Colombia to S. Brazil, Paraguay, and N. Argentina.
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae and U.S. ESA - Endangered as F. tigrina .
CITES - Appendix I as F. t. oncilla subspecies only.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301412007001028001.