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Black Leopard at Budapest 08/09/2003
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Black Leopard at Budapest 08/09/2003
06-12-2010
This animal was labelled as Panthera pardus melanotica, and I\'ve always wondered how accurate this was (pure-subspecies African leopards not being very common). Does anyone know how reliable this ID is?
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#2
10-12-2010
The Hungarian authorities use for denomination of black leopards the Panthera pardus var. melanotica name. I don't know why... We also have a black leopard, and on the CITES certificate there are performing this name, but the animal is unknown subspecies...
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#3
10-12-2010
Thanks Damson, that would make sense (well, it would explain the label, at any rate!).
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Black Leopard at Budapest
11-12-2010
In the past, names for mutation animals [would be cultivars if they were plants] have been written thus: Panthera pardus 'melanoticus'. other examples would be the Dark-throated Golden Pheasant [Chrysolophus pictus 'obscurus'] and the Melanistic Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 'tenebrosus']. both these birds are melanistic mutations, analogous to the Black Leopard /Panther.
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#5
Black Leopard at Budapest Zoo
11-12-2010
Can one of linguista around here help with word endings please? Should it be 'melanotica' to agree with 'Panthera', or 'melanoticus' to agree with Pardus? It's a long time since I did Latin at school
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Black Leopard at Budapest Zoo
11-12-2010
Sorry, that should have read 'can one of the linguists.....'
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#7
12-12-2010
@Maguari- Thank you for posting this photo. I always like to see big cat's body structures. I have been trying to draw a more advanced painting of a couple african Leopards and can't ever get there structure just right. I think this will help ( hopefully )
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