Leopard to Sanskrit ("snake", "tiger" or "panther"), and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. The name was first used in the 13th century. Other vernacular names for the leopard include graupanther, panther and several regional names such as "tendwa" in India. The term "black panther" refers to leopards with melanistic genes. A term for the leopard used in Old English and later, but now very uncommon, is "pard". The scientific name of the leopard is "Panthera pardus". The generic name "Panthera" derives from Latin via Greek πάνθηρ ("pánthēr"). The term "panther", whose first recorded use dates back to
Clouded leopard indicates that they diverged 1.4 million years ago, after having used a now submerged land bridge to reach Borneo and Sumatra from mainland Asia. The clouded leopard is considered to form an evolutionary link between the Pantherinae and the small cats. It represents the smallest of the big cats, but despite its name, it is not closely related to the leopard. It is part of the "Panthera" lineage that comprises "Panthera" and "Neofelis" species. "Neofelis" is thought to have diverged first from "Panthera". The clouded leopard's fur is of a dark grey or ochreous ground-color, often largely obliterated by black