Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) made in Costanera de Rio Gallegos, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina on 22/08/2026. The photograph was published by Graciela Viviana and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
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se encontraba descansando en la ria
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Mammalia | |
| Order: | Carnivora | |
| Family: | Phocidae | |
| Scientific name: | Hydrurga leptonyx | |
| English Name: | Leopard Seal | |
| Spanish Name: | Foca Leopardo | |
| Portuguese Name: | ||
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Immature | |
| Registration date: | 22/08/2026 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Santa Cruz | |
| Location or protected area: | Río Gallegos | |
| Detailed location: | Costanera de Rio Gallegos | |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -51.613350, -69.215673 | |
| Location accuracy: | Medium | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
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| Photography ID: | 701143 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 08/23/2026 11:03:09 | |
