Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820) [Phoca] leptonyx de Blainville 1820 , J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 91: 298 . Type Locality: "des environs des îles Falckland ou Malouines" [Falkland Isls ( UK )]. Vernacular Names: Leopard seal . Synonyms: Hydrurga homei (Lesson 1828) ; Hydrurga leptonyz (de Blainville 1820) . Distribution: Circumpolar pack-ice zone south to the shores of Antarctica . Also coastal regions of Australia , Chile , Falkland Isls, Kerguelen Isls, New Zealand ), South Sandwich Isls, South Africa . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957) .