Nepal leopard
| Nepal leopard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. pardus |
| Subspecies: | P. p. pernigra (J.E.Gray, Hodgson, 1863) |
| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera pardus pernigra J.E.Gray, Hodgson, 1863 | |
The Nepal leopard was proposed as a subspecies of leopard in the Nineteenth Century, native to Nepal, South Asia, with the taxonomic name Panthera pardus pernigra (J.E.Gray, Hodgson, 1863).[1][2] Whether or not it is a subspecies of leopard, separate from the Indian leopard, remains to be seen, as with the Kashmir leopard.[1]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
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