Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

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Figure 3. Morphological Variation between Mainland and Indonesian Clouded Leopards 
Photographs of live clouded leopards from (A) Sumatra (Jambi Province: Zoological Society of London/LIPI), (B) Borneo (Sarawak, Lambir Hill National Park: Mohd. Azlan J.), © Sumatra (Jambi Province: ZSL/LIPI), (D) Borneo (Danum valley, Sabah; Siew Te Wong), (E) Cambodia (Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkin: Joe Walston, Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Program), (F) Thailand (Khao Yai National Park: Sean Austin, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute), and (G) Thailand (anaesthetized animal for radiotracking; Lon Grassman, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute); these photographs show the distinct morphological differences between mainland and Indonesian forms. Mainland animals have large almost rectangular clouds that slope backwards from the dorsal midline on the front half of the body, whereas Indonesian animals have small irregular clouds that form two or three rows arranged vertically from the dorsal midline.

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