Leopards of Sinharaja Rainforest | Sri Lanka

Unlike other National Parks in Sri Lanka, leopards in Sinharaja Rainforest are rarely seen. However, research conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society of Galle has revealed insights about these elusive Big Cats of Sri Lanka.

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[NimeshDilhara-qz]

Can upload old videos of biodiversity..it was very useful

[milindakaushalya]

Spend few days and do a documentary. It will be the first on Sinharaja Leopards.

[indyreno]

Just to let everyone know, the Lion (Panthera leo) and Tiger (Uncia tigris) both equally have the largest number of recognized subspecies out of the eleven extant big cat species

Here's the list of all the eleven extant big cat species from largest to smallest number of recognized subspecies

The Lion (Panthera leo) originated exclusively from Europe and is therefore split into twelve subspecies, the †European Lion (Panthera leo fossilis) is the most basal of the twelve lion subspecies, then followed by the split between two clades, the Panthera leo persica group (Asiatic Lions) and the Panthera leo leo group (African Lions) with the former containing the Indian Lion (Panthera leo persica) and the †Sri Lanka Lion (Panthera leo sinhaleyus) and the latter containing the †Egyptian Lion (Panthera leo aegyptiaca), the †Barbary Lion (Panthera leo leo), the West African Lion (Panthera leo senegalensis), the Congo Lion (Panthera leo azandica), the Nubian Lion (Panthera leo nubica), the Ethiopian Lion (Panthera leo roosevelti), the Katanga Lion (Panthera leo bleyenberghi), the Transvaal Lion (Panthera leo krugeri), and the †Cape Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita)

The Tiger (Uncia tigris) originated exclusively from Western Asia and is therefore split into twelve subspecies, the †Caspian Tiger (Uncia tigris virgata) is the most basal of all the twelve tiger subspecies, then followed by the Bengal Tiger (Uncia tigris tigris), leaving the most recent split to be between two clades, the Uncia tigris altaica group (Sinarctic Tigers) and the Uncia tigris sondaica group (Southeast Asian Tigers) with the former containing the South China Tiger (Uncia tigris amoyensis), the †Wanhsien Tiger (Uncia tigris acutidens), and the Siberian Tiger (Uncia tigris altaica) and the latter containing the Indochinese Tiger (Uncia tigris corbetti), the Malayan Tiger (Uncia tigris jacksoni), the Sumatran Tiger (Uncia tigris sumatrae), the †Ngandong Tiger (Uncia tigris soloensis), the †Javan Tiger (Uncia tigris sondaica), the †Trinil Tiger (Uncia tigris trinilensis), and the †Bali Tiger (Uncia tigris balica)

The Southern Bohebao (Neofelis diardi) originated exclusively from western mainland Southeast Asia and is therefore split into five subspecies, the West Indochinese Bohebao (Neofelis diardi burmensis) is the most basal of the five southern bohebao subspecies, followed by the East Indochinese Bohebao (Neofelis diardi thaica), and then followed by the Malayan Bohebao (Neofelis diardi malayana), leaving the most recent split to be between the Sumatran Bohebao (Neofelis diardi diardi) and the Bornean Bohebao (Neofelis diardi borneensis)

The African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) originated exclusively from Northern Africa and is therefore split into four subspecies under two subspecies groups which are the Acinonyx jubatus soemmerringii group (North African Cheetahs) and the Acinonyx jubatus jubatus group (South African Cheetahs) with the former containing the Northeast African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus soemmerringii) and the Northwest African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) and the latter containing the Southeast African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) and the Southwest African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus angolensis)

The Jaguar (Jaguarius onca) originated exclusively from North America and is therefore split into four subspecies, the North American Jaguar (Jaguarius onca augustus) is a living fossil and the most basal of the four jaguar subspecies, then followed by the Central American Jaguar (Jaguarius onca centralis), leaving the most recent split to be between the Amazon Jaguar (Jaguarius onca onca) and the Andean Jaguar (Jaguarius onca peruvianus)

The Leopard (Panthera pardus) originated exclusively from Africa and is therefore split into four subspecies, the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the most basal of the four leopard subspecies, then followed by the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), leaving the most recent split to be between the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea)

The Northern Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa) originated exclusively from Central Asia and is therefore split into four subspecies, the Himalayan Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa himalayana) is the most basal of the four northern bohebao subspecies, then followed by the Chinese Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa), leaving the most recent split to be between the †Hainan Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa hainana) and the †Formosan Bohebao (Neofelis nebulosa brachyura)

The Asiatic Cheetah (Acinonyx venaticus) originated exclusively from Western Asia and is therefore split into four subspecies, the †Arabian Cheetah (Acinonyx venaticus arabicus) is the most basal of the four asiatic cheetah subspecies, then followed by the †Caucasian Cheetah (Acinonyx venaticus caucasicus), leaving the most recent split to be between the Iranian Cheetah (Acinonyx venaticus iranensis) and the †Indian Cheetah (Acinonyx venaticus venaticus)

The Ounce (Uncia uncia) originated exclusively from Western Asia and is therefore split into three subspecies, the West Asian Ounce (Uncia uncia uncia) is the most basal of the three ounce subspecies, then followed by the split between the East Asian Ounce (Uncia uncia irbis) and the †European Ounce (Uncia uncia pyrenaica)

The Puma (Puma concolor) originated exclusively from North America and is therefore split into two subspecies, which are the Nearctic Puma (Puma concolor couguar) and the Neotropical Puma (Puma concolor concolor)

And the Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) originated exclusively from North America and is therefore split into two subspecies: the Northern Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli) and the Southern Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi yagouaroundi)

[tjeerdvaneerde]

Is this sinharaja or hiyare (seen on the shirt of the man in the video)?

[indyreno]

Your video is completely incorrect, there are now only four valid leopard subspecies: the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea)

The leopard originated exclusively from Africa and the African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the most basal of the four leopard subspecies, then followed by the South Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), leaving the most recent split to be between the North Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) and the †European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea)

Because there used to be thirty-two leopard subspecies until very recently where there are now only four valid leopard subspecies, the barbary leopard, senegal leopard, ivory leopard, sudan leopard, erythrean leopard, somali leopard, masai leopard, zanzibar leopard, ugandan leopard, congo leopard, mozambique leopard, and cape leopard are all now treated as populations of the african leopard rather than distinct subspecies, thus making Panthera pardus barbarica, Panthera pardus ivorensis, Panthera pardus minor, Panthera pardus antinorii, Panthera pardus nanopardus, Panthera pardus suahelica, Panthera pardus adersi, Panthera pardus chui, Panthera pardus iturensis, Panthera pardus shortridgei, and Panthera pardus melanotica all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus pardus, the middle eastern leopard, caucasian leopard, persian leopard, indian leopard, sri lanka leopard, indochinese leopard, and javan leopard are all now treated as populations of the south asian leopard rather than distinct subspecies, thus making Panthera pardus nimr, Panthera pardus tulliana, Panthera pardus saxicolor, Panthera pardus kotiya, Panthera pardus delacouri, and Panthera pardus melas all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus fusca, the nepalese leopard, south china leopard, north china leopard, and amur leopard are all considered the last four remaining populations of the north asian leopard following the extinctions of other subspecies such as the mongolian leopard, manchurian leopard, korean leopard, and sakhalin leopard, thus making Panthera pardus nipalensis, Panthera pardus yunnana, Panthera pardus japonensis, Panthera pardus mongoliensis, Panthera pardus mandshurica, Panthera pardus coreana, and Panthera pardus sachalinensis all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus orientalis, and the cave leopard, antique leopard, vraonan leopard, sickenberg's leopard, and begouen's leopard are all now treated as populations of the european leopard, thus making Panthera pardus antiqua, Panthera pardus vraonensis, Panthera pardus sickenbergi, and Panthera pardus begoueni all junior synonyms of Panthera pardus spelaea

Here's the leopard subspecies count (both historical and present-day-distributed:

Traditional Leopard Subspecies Count:
1) †Panthera pardus barbarica (Barbary Leopard) - originally Felis pardus panthera
2) Panthera pardus pardus (Senegal Leopard)
3) Panthera pardus ivorensis (Ivory Leopard) - originally Felis pardus leopardus
4) Panthera pardus minor (Sudan Leopard)
5) Panthera pardus antinorii (Erythrean Leopard)
6) Panthera pardus nanopardus (Somali Leopard)
7) Panthera pardus suahelica (Masai Leopard)
8) Panthera pardus adersi (Zanzibar Leopard)
9) Panthera pardus chui (Ugandan Leopard)
10) Panthera pardus iturensis (Congo Leopard)
11) Panthera pardus shortridgei (Mozambique Leopard)
12) Panthera pardus melanotica (Cape Leopard)
13) Panthera pardus nimr (Middle Eastern Leopard)
14) Panthera pardus tulliana (Caucasian Leopard)
15) Panthera pardus saxicolor (Persian Leopard)
16) Panthera pardus fusca (Indian Leopard)
17) Panthera pardus kotiya (Sri Lanka Leopard)
18) Panthera pardus delacouri (Indochinese Leopard)
19) Panthera pardus melas (Javan Leopard)
20) Panthera pardus nipalensis (Nepalese Leopard)
21) †Panthera pardus mongoliensis (Mongolian Leopard)
22) Panthera pardus yunnana (South China Leopard)
23) Panthera pardus japonensis (North China Leopard)
24) †Panthera pardus mandshurica (Manchurian Leopard)
25) †Panthera pardus coreana (Korean Leopard)
26) Panthera pardus orientalis (Amur Leopard)
27) †Panthera pardus sachalinensis (Sakhalin Leopard)
28) †Panthera pardus spelaea (Cave Leopard)
29) †Panthera pardus antiqua (Antique Leopard)
30) †Panthera pardus vraonensis (Vraonan Leopard)
31) †Panthera pardus sickenbergi (Sickenberg's Leopard)
32) †Panthera pardus begoueni (Begouen's Leopard)

Current Leopard Subspecies Count:
1) Panthera pardus pardus (African Leopard)
2) Panthera pardus fusca (South Asian Leopard)
3) Panthera pardus orientalis (North Asian Leopard)
4) †Panthera pardus spelaea (European Leopard)