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| GĀnther, A. | |
| Note on a supposed melanotic variety of the leopard, from South Africa | |
| 1885 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (17): 243-245 | |
The author reports an unusual coat pattern of a leopard in South Africa. He considers possible hybridisation between leopard and lion, and leopard and cheetah, but rejects these options. He concludes that this is the first case of a melanistic leopard in Africa, even though the coat pattern is different from the common melanistic patterns known from Asia. |
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