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Table 4. Measurements taken from Goldman (*1946). G.L.- greatest length, C.L.- condilobasal length, Z.B. zygomatic breadth,
H.C- height of cranium, I.B.- interorbital breadth, P.P.- postorbital process, W.N.- width of nasals, W.P.- width of palate, M.T.R.
- maxillary tooth row, U.C.L.- upper carnassial length, U.C.W.- upper carnassial width, L.C.L.- lower carnassial length, U.C.D.upper
canine diameter. Two male specimens are deposited at U.S.N.M. - U.S. National Museum, Goldman (1946) did not
indicate where the female skull is deposited.
Subspecies Author Collec # Proc. Sex G.L. C.L. Z.B. H.C. I.B. P.P. W.N. W.P. M.T.R. U.C.L. U.C.W. L.C.L. U.C.D.
F.c. greeni Nelson and Goldman (1931) 249896 Curraes Novos, R.N.-BR. M 189.4 169.0 132.5 64.8 42.5 72.0 16.7 26.7 52.5 20.0 10.5 15.6 11.5
F.c. capricornensis Goldman (1946) 100118 Piracicaba, S.P.-Br. M 204.2 183.2 139.2 73.9 39.9 73.0 17.8 28.8 63.0 23.5 11.5 17.4 13.9
F.c. capricornensis Goldman (1946) Sao Paulo-Br. F 163.5 152.0 59.2 31.1 17.4 25.6 52.4 21.9 10.8 17.4 11.0
Table 5. Measurements taken from Cabrera (1961) and Ximenez (1972). G.T.-greatest length, C.L.- condilobasal length, Z.B.zygomatic
breadth, I.B.- interorbital breadth, L.P.- length of palate, W.P.- width of palate, N.L.- nasal length, B.R.-breadth of
rostrum, C.W.- cranium width, M.F.- mesopterigoidea fossa, S.T.R.- superior tooth row, U.C.L.- upper carnassial length, U.C.W.upper
carnassial width, B.L.- basal length, P.B.- postorbital breadth. Specimens are deposited at M.A.C.N- Museo Argentino
de Ciencias Naturales, and MNHN- Museu Nacional de Historia Natural, Uruguai, Ximenez (1972) has a printing mistake
because Condilobasal Length shows 75.6mm.
Subspecies Author Collec. # Proc. Sex G.L. C.L. Z.B. I.B. L.P. W.P. N.L. B.R. C.W. M.F. S.T.R. U.C.L. U.C.W. B.L. P.B.
F.c.
Cabrera (1961) MACN 49-470 R. Uruguai, Argentina M 204.0 186.0 139.0 37.8 80.0 16.6 44.6 56.0 71.2 23.2 58.5 22.0 12.0
capricornensi
F.c.
Cabrera (1961) MACN 48-344 R. Aguarai-Guazu, Argentina M 200.0 175.5 139.0 38.8 79.0 13.4 39.4 54.0 68.4 22.6 57.8 22.0 11.6
capricornensi
F.c. ssp. Ximenez (1972) MNHN 1933 Dept. artigas-Uruguai 187.6 175.6 34.8 48.4 72.1 59.2 23.5 155.6 41.0
Figure 6. Distribution of F.c. discolor and F.c.
concolor according to Hershkovitz (1959).
São Gabriel
da Cachoeira
Rio Branco
CLIMATE CONTROLED BY EQUATORIAL
AND TROPICAL AIR MASS
EQUATORIAL HUMID
(Alisian Conversion)
COASTAL HUMID
(Exposed to tropical sea mass)
TROPICAL
(Humid summer and dry winter)
SEMI-ARID TROPICAL
(Irregular air mass)
CLIMATE CONTROLED BY TROPICAL
AND POLAR AIR MASS
SUBTROPICAL HUMID
(Prevalence of sea air mass)
BRAZIL
CLIMATE DIVISION
Bagé
70° 60° 50°
Goiânia
Poços de Caldas
Juazeiro
40°
Equator
0°
Ilhéus
Atlantic
Ocean
Tropic of
Capricorn
0 250 500 750
Km
Maceió
10°
Figure 7. Climate division of Brazil. Notice the semiarid
region of northeast Brazil, where the type of Puma
concolor (Nelson and Goldman’s 1931 F.c. greeni) were
collected.
20°
30°