Early records of Neomonachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) in Venezuela (Mammalia, Pinnipedia: Phocidae)
Published records of Italian and Spanih chroniclers of the Indies in the 16th Century are recognized as early references of the presence of the Caribbean Monk Seal (Neomonachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850), Mammalia, Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the Eastern Venezuelan localities of Paria peninsula, Cumaná an the Island of Cubagua.
Institutions
- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (VE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15011714
- Primary Topic
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00