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The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in most of sub-Saharan Africa , but the historical range has been fragmented in the course of habitat conversion .
The largest recorded skull of a leopard was found in India in 1920 and measured 28 cm (11 in) in basal length, 20 cm (7.9 in) in breadth, and weighed 1 kg (2.2 lb). The skull of an African leopard measured 286 mm (11.3 in) in basal length, and 181 mm (7.1 in) in breadth, and weighed 790 g (28 oz). [79]
The names Asiatic leopard and Asian leopard refer to any of the following leopard (Panthera pardus) subspecies in Asia: Amur leopard (P. p. orientalis) Anatolian or Persian leopard (P. p. tulliana) Arabian leopard (P. p. nimr) Indian leopard (P. p. fusca) Indochinese leopard (P. p. delacouri) Javan leopard (P. p. melas) Sri Lankan leopard (P. p ...
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The Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) is a leopard subspecies native to mainland Southeast Asia and southern China. In Indochina, leopards are rare outside protected areas and threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation as well as poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. In 2016, the population was previously thought to ...
The Javan leopard is confined to the Indonesian island of Java. It is known to inhabit Gunung Halimun National Park, Ujung Kulon National Park, Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Ceremai National Park, Merbabu National Park, Merapi National Park, Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Meru Betiri National Park, Ijen Mountain, Baluran National Park and Alas Purwo National Park. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 December 2024. Variant of leopard and jaguar For other uses, see Black panther (disambiguation). A melanistic Indian leopard in Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca). Black panthers of both ...
Leopards were known to live on the Meghri Ridge in the extreme south of Armenia, where only one individual was imaged by a camera trap between August 2006 and April 2007, but no signs of other leopards were found during track surveys conducted over an area of 296.9 km 2 (114.6 sq mi). The local prey base could support 4–10 individuals.