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| Al Hikmani, A.; Al Hikmani, K. | |
| Arabian leopard in lowland region on the south face of Jebel Samhan, Oman | |
| 2012 Cat News (57): 20-21 | |
Unlike the African leopard _Panthera pardus_ which largely lives on lowland and savannah areas in Africa, the Arabian leopard _Panthera pardus nimr_ occurs mostly in high mountain regions in the Arabian Peninsula. It may have once lived in lowland areas in the region, but development and persecution by local people have probably pushed it up to highland areas more recently. However, on 19 August 2011 an Arabian leopard was sighted at an altitude of 203 m in the foothills of Jebel Samhan. This sighting adds knowledge to the current distribution information of this species in Jebel Samhan. |
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