El Salvador field notes, v4501
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Puerto del Triunfo, Dept., Usulutan Dec., 28, 1925 - Jan., 25, 1926 Potos Kinkajou; Lion Cat - Gato micro; Gato leon One specimen of this species was taken by me at Puerto del Triunfo. We were walking along a carreta trail which led through the [illegible] dense jungle when my light flashed two red eyes on a tree which spread nearly across the trail. It took two shots with the 410 shotgun and one with the 16ga. to bring her down. Her tail was strongly prehensile and her stomach contained fruit which she was obviously getting in the tree for I saw woolkeys (Atelus) feeding there the following day. The Natives reported that they were more common in the region.