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Platt, S.G.; Duckworth, J.W.
Claw imprints in leopard cat tracks - implications for footprint-based fishing cat claims
2019  Cat News (69): 36-38

This note documents the case of a leopard cat _Prionailurus bengalensis_ that left obvious claw-marks in its tracks. This observation has ramifications for widely held views amongst wildlife surveyors and conservation practitioners on the identification of fishing cat _Prionailurus viverrinus_ based on track morphology.

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