Leopard catshark large black spots. Subsequent authors have recognized these names as based on pattern variants of the leopard catshark; resolving the identity of "P. marleyi" proved especially problematic and it was not confirmed to be a synonym of this species until 2003. The valid scientific name of the leopard catshark is considered to be "Poroderma pantherinum", attributed to Müller and Henle as they were responsible for the description. The specific epithet "pantherinum" refers to the panther-like patterning of the type specimen, a long female collected off the Cape of Good Hope. Other common names for this shark include barbeled catshark and
Amur leopard of leopards. A female leopard and her cub were featured on "Planet Earth" episodes "Seasonal Forests" and "From Pole to Pole". The female's name is "Skrytnaya", which means 'the secretive one'. The male cub died at the age of around 18 months; he was the result of inbreeding — the cub's father was also Skrytnaya's father. Leopard subspecies: African leopard Arabian leopard Anatolian leopard Persian leopard Indian leopard Indochinese leopard Javan leopard Sri Lankan leopard "Panthera pardus spelaea" Amur leopard The Amur leopard ("Panthera pardus orientalis") is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern