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A revised taxonomy of the Felidae
PaperThis comprehensive revision, produced by the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, synthesized morphological, molecular, and biogeographic evidence to propose a consistent, e…
Kitchener AC, Breitenmoser-Wursten C, Eizirik E, Gentry A, Werdelin L, Wilting A, et al. · Cat News Special Issue · 2017
Molecular data reveal complex hybridization and a cryptic species of Neotropical cat
PaperThis study used genetic data to investigate the small spotted cats of South America and uncovered a cryptic species hidden within what was called the oncilla or tigrina. The authors found that northea…
Trigo TC, Schneider A, de Oliveira TG, et al. · Current Biology · 2013
Research overview: conservation genetics of small wildcats
OverviewGenetic tools have become central to small-cat conservation, and this overview reviews their applications. Non-invasive sampling of scats and hair allows researchers to confirm the presence of cryptic…
Research overview: hybridization between Geoffroys cat and oncillas
OverviewGeoffroys cat hybridizes naturally with the southern oncilla in zones where their ranges overlap, and this overview reviews the genetic evidence and its implications. Molecular studies have detected g…
Research overview: hybridization zones among Leopardus species
OverviewA striking feature of the Leopardus radiation is extensive hybridization where species ranges meet, complicating taxonomy. This overview surveys documented hybrid zones, such as between the southern t…
Research overview: oncilla hybridization with Geoffroys cat
OverviewHybridization between the southern oncilla and Geoffroys cat, documented through genetic studies, is a notable feature of the oncilla evolutionary history, and this overview reviews it. In contact zon…
Research overview: the ocelot lineage and the Leopardus radiation
OverviewThe ocelot lineage comprises the small spotted cats of the Americas, nearly all placed in the genus Leopardus, and represents a relatively recent and rapid radiation. This overview surveys the group,…
Research overview: the southern tigrina, Leopardus guttulus
OverviewThe recognition of the southern tigrina, Leopardus guttulus, as a species distinct from the northern tigrina, Leopardus tigrinus, is a notable recent split among Neotropical cats. This overview review…
Research overview: untangling tigrina taxonomy
OverviewFew felid groups have generated as much naming confusion as the small spotted tiger cats of South America, variously called oncilla, tigrina, or tiger cat. This overview traces the tangled taxonomy, f…
The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment
PaperThis landmark genetic study reconstructed the evolutionary history of the cat family, using molecular data across all living felid species to resolve the major lineages and their divergence times. It…
Johnson WE, Eizirik E, Pecon-Slattery J, Murphy WJ, Antunes A, Teeling E, OBrien SJ · Science · 2006