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Das, S.K.; Sarkar, P.K.; Saha, R.; Vyas, P.; Danda, A.A.; Vattakaven, J.
First photographic capture of melanistic leopard cat in the Sundarbans
2012 Cat News (57): 30-31
As a part of tiger estimation in the Sundarbans, WWF-India in collaboration with Sundarban Biosphere Reserve Directorate carried out camera trapping at 24 Parganas (South) Forest division of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve from January to March, 2012. Four species of felids were photocaptured, Bengal tiger _Panthera tigris_, fishing cat _Prionailurus viverrinus_, jungle cat _Felis chaus_ and leopard cat _Prionailurus bengalensis_. Apart from this, two melanistic leopard cats were also photo captured. This is the first photographic evidence of a melanistic leopard cat and of its presence in the Sundarbans. The habitat is chiefly mangrove forest subjected to tides twice a day.
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