Felis geoffroyi d'Orbigny and Gervais, 1844 . Bull. Sei. Soc. Philom. Paris, p. 44.

TYPE LOCALITY: Argentina, Buenos Aires Prov., Rio Negro .

DISTRIBUTION: Uruguay; Paraguay; Argentina; Andean Bolivia; S. Brazil.

COMMENT: Reviewed by Ximenez, 1975, Mamm. Species, 54:1-4. Frequently exhibits melanism (AHS).

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412007001010000.