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Panthera tigris ssp. nov. 'Palawan'

Palawan tiger

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct if valid

Last record: Late Pleistocene

 

Distribution

Palawan, Philippines

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Piper, P. J.; Ochoa, J.; Lewis, H.; Paz, V.; Ronquillo, W. P. (2008). The first evidence for the past presence of the tiger Panthera tigris (L.) on the island of Palawan, Philippines: extinction in an island population. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 264(1-2): 123-127.

Piper, Philip J. et al. (2011). Palaeozoology of Palawan Island, Philippines. Quaternary International 233: 142-158.

 

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