Taxa

Leptonychotes

Genus

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Nature Atlas. "Leptonychotes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-leptonychotes.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Leptonychotes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-leptonychotes

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@misc{natureatlas-leptonychotes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Leptonychotes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-leptonychotes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Leptonychotes is a monotypic genus of true seal, family Phocidae, containing the single species the Weddell seal, a large and abundant seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica, including populations in the Weddell Sea and adjacent fast ice regions close to the Antarctic continent. It is one of the best-studied Antarctic seals because it inhabits fast ice environments near Antarctic research bases.

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