Felis chaus kelaarti
| Sri Lankan jungle cat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Felis |
| Species: | F. chaus |
| Subspecies: | F. c. kelaarti |
| Trinomial name | |
| Felis chaus kelaarti Pocock, 1939 | |
Felis chaus kelaarti is a subspecies of the jungle cat.[1]
When the Ceylonese naturalist Edward Frederick Kelaart described the first Felis chaus skin from northern Sri Lanka in 1852, he emphasised its close resemblance to a "swamp lynx".[2] In the 1930s, Pocock reviewed the Natural History Museum's jungle cat skins and skulls from British India and adjacent countries. Based mainly on differences in fur length and colour he subordinated the specimens from Sri Lanka and southern India under Felis chaus kelaarti.[3]
References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Kelaart, E. F. (1852) Prodromus Faunæ Zeylanicæ: Being Contributions to the Zoology of Ceylon. Printed for the author, Colombo.
- ↑ Pocock, R. I. (1939) The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1. Taylor and Francis Ltd., London. Pages 290–305.
External links
- Letter from Norfolk : photo of a jungle cat
- Jungle Cat - Sri Lanka
- Jungle cat, Uda walawe National Park, Sri Lanka
- Carnivore Research in Sri Lanka
- Field Trip Earth: Jungle cat
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