New record of strawberry leopard ( Panthera pardus ) in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Strawberry or red leopards are a rare colour morph of leopard (Panthera pardus) characterised by spot markings that are red or brown instead of black, thought to be a result of a mutation in the tyrosinase‐related protein (TYRP1) gene. We report the first record of this phenotype on the African cont...

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Main Authors: Searle, CE, Strampelli, P, Parsais, SN, Haule, LJ, Olesyapa, KK, Salum, ND, Hape, G, Elisa, M, Mathayo, D, Kaduma, J, Malulu, N, Mkaka, N, Robert, J, Ikanda, D, Mtoka, S, Doody, K, Lobora, AL, Dickman, AJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley Open Access 2024

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