Species Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820)
Leopard Seal
- Phoca leptonyx Blainville, H.M.D. de 1820. Sur quelques crânes de phoques. Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 91: 286-300 [298].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A3578 ♂ juv. skin & skull (destroyed 1914), Falkland Ils and South Georgia. - Phoca homei Lesson, R.P. 1828. Phoque. pp. 400-426 in Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M (ed.). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris : Rey et Gravier Vol. 13. [Date published 31/Jan/1828] [17 Vols. 1822–1831] [417] [nom. nov. for Phoca leptonyx Blainville, 1820].
Secondary source:
Allen, J.A. 1905. The Mammalia of southern Patagonia. Report of the Princeton University Expedition to Patagonia, 1896–1899 Zool. 3: 1-210 pls i-xxix.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Is., stranding records from SW WA, SA, NSW, Heron Is., QLD and Lord Howe Is.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, gregarious, migratory, oceanic, pelagic, piscivore, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Diet consists of penguins and other sea birds, other seals, cephalopods, krill and carrion from seal and whale carcasses.
General References
Kemper, C., Gibbs, P., Obendorf, D., Marvanek, S. & Lenghaus, C. 1994. A review of heavy metal and organochlorine levels in marine mammals in Australia. Science and the Total Environment 154: 129-139
King, J.E. 1983. Seals of the World. 2nd Edition. St Lucia : Univ. Queensland Press 240 pp.
King, J.E. 1995. Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx. 688 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Kooyman, G.L. 1981. Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx Blainville, 1820. pp. 261-274 in Ridgway, S.H. & Harrison, R.J. (eds). Handbook of Marine Mammals. Volume 2. Seals. London : Academic Press.
Prendergast, R., Svalesen, K. & Beasley, K. 1993. A review of leopard seal biology with notes on a stranded animal. Thylacinus, Journal of the Australian Society of Zookeepers 18(3): 2-7
Rogers, T. & Bryden, M.M. 1995. Predation of adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) by leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Canadian Journal of Zoology 1995: 1001-1004
Rogers, T.L., Cato, D.H. & Bryden, M.M. 1996. Behavioural significance of underwater vocalizations of captive leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx. Marine Mammal Science 12: 414-427
Rogers, T.L. & Bryden, M.M. 1997. Density and haul-out behaviour of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Marine Mammal Science 13: 293-302
Rounsevell, D. 1988. Periodic irruptions of itinerant leopard seals within the Australasian sector of the Southern Ocean, 1976–1986. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 122: 189-191
Rounsevell, D. & Pemberton, D. 1994. The status and seasonal occurrence of leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, in Tasmanian waters. Australian Mammalogy 17: 97-102
Slip, D.J., Green, K., Burton, H.R., Mitchell, P.J. & Adams, M. 1994. Allozyme variation in the leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx. Australian Mammalogy 17: 1-5
Williams, R. & Bryden, M.M. 1993. Observations of blood values, heart rate and respiratory rate of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) (Carnivora: Phocidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 41: 433-439
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Leopard Seal)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Dec-2010 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |