The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia

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Tan Kai Wei, Cedric, Moore, Jonathan, Saaban, Salman, Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa and Macdonald, David W. (2015) The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Conservation Science, 8 (3). pp. 732-737. ISSN 1940-0829

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Abstract

We discovered the presence of two individual spotted leopards Panthera pardus in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, a previously under-researched selectively logged rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. These findings are unexpected, because only two other studies have detected the spotted morph amongst many other melanistic leopards caught on camera traps in Peninsular Malaysia. We discuss the implications of our findings with respect to the prevalence of melanism among leopards in the region.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/760562
Keywords:	Melanism, Habitat modifications, Felid conservation
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, Malaysia > Faculty of Science and Engineering — Science > School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences
Depositing User:	ARCEIZ, AHIMSA CAMPOS
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2015 14:12
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 17:16
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/30779

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