leopard (Panthera pardus)

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Leopardus chinensis = Panthera pardus japonensis (J.E.Gray, 1862)
English: North Chinese Leopard, skull from lateral
Date 1867 (published 1868)
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1867, page 264)
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LeopardusChinensis.jpg

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. The leopard is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Leopards have the largest distribution of any wild cat, occurring widely in Africa as well as eastern and southern Asia.

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