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First Record of Jaguar (Panthera onca) from the State of Hidalgo, México

We documented the first record of jaguar (Panthera onca) in the state of Hidalgo, México. With this record, the gap in the distribution of jaguar between San Luis Potosí and northwestern Puebla is reduced. In July 2013, we found 2 tracks on a trail in a pine-oak forest, and in October, we photograph...

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Published in:Western North American naturalist 2015-12, Vol.75 (4), p.520-525
Main Authors: Aguilar-López, Melany, Ramos-Frías, Josefina, Rojas-Martínez, Alberto E., Cornejo-Latorre, Cristian
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Language:English
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Summary:We documented the first record of jaguar (Panthera onca) in the state of Hidalgo, México. With this record, the gap in the distribution of jaguar between San Luis Potosí and northwestern Puebla is reduced. In July 2013, we found 2 tracks on a trail in a pine-oak forest, and in October, we photographed a jaguar in an oak forest. Both sites are located within the Parque Nacional Los Mármoles in Sierra Gorda of Hidalgo. These records represent the first evidence of the presence of jaguar in Hidalgo, which is among the few states where all 6 species of felids that inhabit México occur.
ISSN:1527-0904
1944-8341
DOI:10.3398/064.075.0407