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Scientific Name | Helogenes marmoratus Günther, 1863 |
Common Name | Dwarf Wood Cat |
Type Locality | Essequibo River, Guyana. |
Synonym(s) | Helogenes amazonae, Helogenes unidorsalis |
Pronunciation | hell LODGE en ease |
Etymology | Helogenes: From the Greek helos, meaning marsh and the Greek genes, meaning birth; in reference to the habitat. |
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Size | 73mm or 2.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | South America: Atlantic drainages of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, upper Río Orinoco and Río Negro systems in Venezuela, and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 12 (no. 72), pp 443. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 28 06:33 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |