Taxon data and maps: Hydrurga leptonyx
Taxonomy details
Context
- Taxon Id
- 23
- Common Name
- Leopard Seal
- Authority
- (Blainville,1820)
- Naming Status
- Currently accepted name
- Status
- Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
See map of extents - Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.
Hierarchy
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- Catalogue id
- 4560B5
- Photographer
- Papps, Wayne
Data and maps
Observation / specimen counts
There are 734 observations / specimens of this taxa in the database from 1949 to 2006.
734 species distribution records for this taxa are published to GBIF, OBIS
149 species distribution records are south of 60 deg south.
Habitat domain - Marine
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or search within the following collections -
| APIS - Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's Details | 101 data pts | |
| Leopard Seal census, Heard Island 1987/88 Details | 534 data pts | |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean Details | 52 data pts | |
Specialised applications for this taxa
Satellite tracking via ARGOS (1990-present) or
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Distribution map
Polar projection map of the occurrence records of this taxa.
Warning - Validation efforts are incomplete. There may be a few spurious positions that require editing.