Species: Sri Lankan Leopard (Sri Lankaanse panter)

Latin name: Panthera Pardus Kotiya

Originates from Sri Lanka.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

&The Sri Lankan Leopard was only first described in 1956, by the Sri Lankan zoologist Deraniyagala.

&Its Latin addition kotiya is a Sinhala name, but has been often wrongly translated as Tiger due to incorrect information, mistaking Leopards for diviya, the Sinhala term for small wild cats; since then, kotiya has been used for Tigers, and diviya for Leopards.

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