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
Chinese leopard reported, though rare. Chinese leopard The term Chinese leopard refers to any of the following three leopard ("Panthera pardus") subspecies occurring in China: A black leopard from India served as basis for Meyer's description of "Felis fusca" in 1794. This type specimen was on display at the Tower of London. A leopard skin from Korea was described by Schlegel as "Felis orientalis" in 1857. A leopard skin received by the British Museum was described in 1862 by Gray as "Leopardus japonensis". Gray also described a leopard skin from the environs of Peking and named it "Leopardus chinensis". And another leopard