Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820)

[Phoca] leptonyx de Blainville 1820, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 91: 298.

Type Locality: "des environs des îles Falckland ou Malouines" [Falkland Isls (UK)].

Vernacular Names: Leopard seal.

Synonyms: Hydrurga homei (Lesson 1828); Hydrurga leptonyz (de Blainville 1820) .

Distribution: Circumpolar pack-ice zone south to the shores of Antarctica. Also coastal regions of Australia, Chile, Falkland Isls, Kerguelen Isls, New Zealand), South Sandwich Isls, South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957).