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<h2 id="in-animals">In animals</h2> <p>In animal world, leopard pattern refers to the black and gold spotted coat of the <a href="/facts/Leopard/nXn20qBa">leopard</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> but is used to describe many color combinations that result in spots scattered randomly across the skin or hair coat of other animals. Examples of animals with coloring patterns termed <i>leopard</i> include many great cats in the genus <i><a href="/facts/Panthera/qSTyXeae">Panthera</a></i>, the <a href="/facts/Leopard_frog/STJcayQQ">leopard frog</a>, the "leopard" spotting pattern in the <a href="/facts/Appaloosa/7kQfHv6f">Appaloosa</a> and <a href="/facts/Knabstrupper/Bf2XnVhA">Knabstrupper</a> breeds of <a href="/facts/Horse/uQ3FA0Ak">horses</a>, the <a href="/facts/Leopard_seal/EfMS9g1g">leopard seal</a>, insects such as the <a href="/facts/Giant_leopard_moth/pEt1peAY">giant leopard moth</a>, and fish species such as the <a href="/facts/Leopard_darter/fv4StkrT">leopard darter</a>, <a href="/facts/Leopard_shark/qvwxz6db">leopard shark</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Leopard_eel/4xSTq6rd">leopard eel</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Examples of plants that use the term include the <a href="/facts/Dieffenbachia/hwuYUyQM">leopard lily</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Belamcanda_chinensis/CMj2MApV">leopard flower</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Other animals with leopard patterns include the <a href="/facts/Leopard_cat/vQoQJrDt">leopard cat</a>, <a href="/facts/Snow_leopard/8UG3fcRq">snow leopard</a>, <a href="/facts/Clouded_leopard/bhm44vb3">clouded leopard</a>, <a href="/facts/Leopard_gecko/tIfr38zu">leopard gecko</a> and the <a href="/facts/Leopard_tortoise/UUgU4sj6">leopard tortoise</a> among some others. </p><p>The <i>Lp</i> (<a href="/facts/Leopard_complex/4XwYIsvV">leopard complex</a>) gene is responsible for the leopard color pattern in <a href="/facts/Horse/uQ3FA0Ak">horses</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> which not only produces a spotted <a href="/facts/Equine_coat_color/touR27xq">coat color</a> but also causes <a href="/facts/Mottling/vJm9uHhN">mottling</a> of the skin, a white <a href="/facts/Sclera/cDKSYShM">sclera</a> around the eye, and striped <a href="/facts/Horse_hoof/JIYYTyHx">hooves</a>. Horses with the <i>Lp</i> gene may be spotted all over, or may have concentrations of spots in various patterns. </p><p>Some other animal breeds like dogs, such as <a href="/facts/Dalmatian_(dog)/z9o8fVBa">Dalmatians</a>, <a href="/facts/Catahoula_Leopard_Dog/bthUoTkD">Catahoula Leopard Dogs</a> and <a href="/facts/American_Leopard_Hound/kwU8b1fL">American Leopard Hounds</a> also have similar leopard color patterns. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Leopard vs. Cheetah Print – Know the Difference for Decorating | The Inside". April 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021. <a href="https://www.theinside.com/blog/leopard-vs-cheetah-prints/" target="_blank">https://www.theinside.com/blog/leopard-vs-cheetah-prints/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Chun, Kelsey. "The New Neutral: How to Incorporate Leopard Print into Your Wardrobe". Verily. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14. <a href="https://verilymag.com/2018/11/womens-leopard-print" target="_blank">https://verilymag.com/2018/11/womens-leopard-print</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"How To Wear Leopard Print". yoper.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31. <a href="https://yoper.com/how-to-wear-leopard-print/" target="_blank">https://yoper.com/how-to-wear-leopard-print/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Why the leopard got its spots". phys.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14. <a href="https://phys.org/news/2010-10-stripes-odyssey-big-cats.html" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2010-10-stripes-odyssey-big-cats.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Leopard eel -Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)". fishbase.se. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210414051314/https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Myrichthys-pardalis.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20210414051314/https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Myrichthys-pardalis.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Plants Profile - Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. Blackberry Lily". plants.usda.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2021-04-14. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130531042410/http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BECH" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130531042410/http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BECH</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Sponenberg, D. Phillip (1982). "The inheritance of leopard spotting in the Noriker horse". The Journal of Heredity. 5 (73). The American Genetic Association: 357–359. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a109669. Retrieved 2021-04-14. <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/73/5/357/791830" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/73/5/357/791830</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Sponenberg, Dan Phillip (2003-04-11) [1996-01-15]. "5/Patterns Characterized by Patches of White". Equine Coat Color Genetics (2 ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 93–4. ISBN 978-0-8138-0759-1. <a href="978-0-8138-0759-1" target="_blank">978-0-8138-0759-1</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>