Balochistan leopard
| Balochistan leopard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. pardus |
| Subspecies: | P. p. sindica (Pocock, 1930) |
| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera pardus sindica Pocock, 1930 | |
The Balochistan leopard was proposed as a subspecies of leopard in the Twentieth Century, with the taxonomic name Panthera pardus sindica (Pocock, 1930), native to the Asian region of Balochistan.[1][2][3] A morphological analysis of skulls of Middle Eastern leopards, including those from the Arabian Peninsula and Balochistan (in Iran and Pakistan, but not Afghanistan), implied that it is a subspecies of leopard, different from the Arabian leopard and Persian leopard.[1] However, the analysis did not include leopards from Afghanistan, Kashmir (home to the Kashmir leopard), or India (the namesake home of the Indian leopard).
References
- 1 2 Khorozyan, I. G.; Gennady, F.; Baryshnikov, G. F.; Abramov, A. V. (2006). "Taxonomic status of the leopard, Panthera pardus (Carnivora, Felidae) in the Caucasus and adjacent areas" (PDF). Russian Journal of Theriology 5 (1): 41–52.
- ↑ Miththapala, S.; Seidensticker, J.; O'Brien, S. J. (1996). "Phylogeographic Subspecies Recognition in Leopards (P. pardus): Molecular Genetic Variation". Conservation Biology 10 (4): 1115–1132. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041115.x.
- ↑ Uphyrkina, O.; Johnson, E.W.; Quigley, H.; Miquelle, D.; Marker, L.; Bush, M.; O'Brien, S. J. (2001). "Phylogenetics, genome diversity and origin of modern leopard, Panthera pardus" (PDF). Molecular Ecology 10 (11): 2617–2633. doi:10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01350.x. PMID 11883877.
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