Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas)

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The Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) is a leopard subspecies that live only in the dense tropical rainforest of the Java Island, Indonesia. After the extinction of the Javan Tiger (P. tigris sondaica), it has become the largest carnivore in the island. In this population the melanic form is very common. It's a small leopard, the second smallest after the Arabian Leopard.

Classified "Critically Endangered" by "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species", the population is estimated in 350-525 specimens, with <250 mature breeding adults (Ario et al., 2008); however, population is in rapid decreasing due to habitat loss, poaching, and prey base depletion.

Many photos, from Javan Leopard Release Programme - JLRP:

Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) in Gunung Ciremai National Park, West Java, Indonesia. 
© TN Gunung Ciremai & CI-Indonesia 2013

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Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) on Mount Papandayan, West Java, Indonesia. 
© Agung Ganthar Kusumanto

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A pair of rarely-seen juvenile Javan Leopards (Panthera pardus melas) pass by one of the Eye on the Forest camera traps set up by Chevron - Conservation International in Indonesia’s Mount Halimun-Salak National Park. 
© Chevron - Conservation International 

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Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) in the protected forest of Gunung Malabar, West Java. 
© Indonesia - Conservation International

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Male Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) captured by one of the camera traps positioned on the slopes of Mount Ciremai, West Java. 
The cameras had been installed by the Gunung Ciremai National Park's authority in order to confirm the presence of various animal species in the mountainous area. 
© Gunung Ciremai National Park's Biodiversity Assessment Team

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A melanistic (or black) Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) passes in front of a camera trap in Ujung Kulon National Park. 
Spotted and melanistic Javan Leopards (Panthera pardus melas) are both found in the park. 
© WWF 

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Two melanistic Javan Leopards (Panthera pardus melas) caught by a camera trap whilst walking through the forest of Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park.
© Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

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