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*''Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides''; western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
*''Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides''; western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
*''Leopardus tigrinus tigrinus''; eastern Venezuela, Guyana highlands, northeastern Brazil
*''Leopardus tigrinus tigrinus''; eastern Venezuela, Guyana highlands, northeastern Brazil
Based on studies it has been determined that the subspecies ''L. t. guttulus'' is in fact a distinct species; researchers made the determination based on evidence of a lack of gene flow between ''L. t. tigrinus'' and ''guttulus'' in the wild. Eduardo Eizirik, a researcher at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, proposed the scientific name ''Leopardus guttulus'' be given to the new species<ref>http://www.livescience.com/41569-new-brazilian-cat-species.html</ref>.
Based on studies it has been determined that the subspecies ''L. t. guttulus'' is in fact a distinct species; researchers made the determination based on evidence of a lack of gene flow between ''L. t. tigrinus'' and ''guttulus'' in the wild. Eduardo Eizirik, a researcher at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, proposed the scientific name ''Leopardus guttulus'' be given to the new species.<ref>http://www.livescience.com/41569-new-brazilian-cat-species.html</ref>
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