Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24439517-20140624050407/@comment-5379216-20140626235119

Jeff said in an interview not so long ago that Kate is a Nagual. With this information, we know that Kanimas are snakes and that Naguals are jaguars.

Now about Sometimes the shape you take reflects the person that you are

In my opinion, whatever animal reflects the kind of person you are makes you become the shapeshifter associated with it. For exemple, Jackson was a snake so he became a Kanima.