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{{About|general leopard patterning|leopard patterning in horses|Leopard complex }}[[File:Leopard (Panthera pardus).jpg|thumb|A [[leopard]], the animal with a classic leopard hair coat pattern]]
A '''leopard pattern''' is a spotted color pattern, particularly in the hair coat or skin of [[animal]]s, but can also describe spotting patterns in [[plant]]s and a distinctive print appearing on clothing and other [[fabric]]s.<ref name="inside"/><ref name="verily"/><ref>{{cite web |date= |title=How To Wear Leopard Print |url=https://yoper.com/how-to-wear-leopard-print/ |accessdate=2022-01-31 |publisher=yoper.com}}</ref>
== In animals ==
Examples of animals with coloring patterns termed ''leopard'' include many great cats in the genus ''[[Panthera]]'', the [[leopard frog]], the "leopard" spotting pattern in the [[Appaloosa]] and [[Knabstrupper]] breeds of [[horse]]s, the [[leopard seal]], insects such as the [[giant leopard moth]], and fish species such as the [[leopard darter]], [[leopard shark]], and the [[leopard eel]].<ref name="eel"/> Examples of plants that use the term include the [[Dieffenbachia|leopard lily]], and the [[Belamcanda chinensis|leopard flower]].<ref name="flower"/> Other animals with leopard patterns include the [[leopard cat]], [[snow leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[leopard gecko]] and the [[leopard tortoise]] among some others.
The ''Lp'' ([[leopard complex]]) gene is responsible for the leopard color pattern in [[horse]]s,<ref name=spon82/><ref name=sponenbergbook/> which not only produces a spotted [[equine coat color|coat color]] but also causes [[mottling]] of the skin, a white [[sclera]] around the eye, and striped [[horse hoof|hooves]]. Horses with the ''Lp'' gene may be spotted all over, or may have concentrations of spots in various patterns.
Some other animal breeds like dogs, such as [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian]]s, [[Catahoula Leopard Dog]]s and [[American Leopard Hound]]s also have similar leopard color patterns.
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|File:Rana sphenocephala.jpg|alt3=Southern leopard frog|A [[southern leopard frog]]
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="eel">{{Cite web
<ref name="leopardspots"/>https://phys.org/news/2010-10-stripes-odyssey-big-cats.html</ref>▼
| title = Leopard eel -Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
| url = https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Myrichthys-pardalis.html
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414051314/https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Myrichthys-pardalis.html
| archive-date = 2021-04-14
| access-date = 2021-04-14
| website = fishbase.se
}}</ref>
<ref name="flower">{{Cite web
| title = Plants Profile - Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. Blackberry Lily
| url = https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BECH
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130531042410/http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BECH
| archive-date = 2013-05-31
| access-date = 2021-04-14
| website = plants.usda.gov
}}</ref>
<ref name="verily">{{Cite web
| url = https://verilymag.com/2018/11/womens-leopard-print
| title = The New Neutral: How to Incorporate Leopard Print into Your Wardrobe
| first = Kelsey
| last = Chun
| website = Verily
| access-date = 2021-04-14
| archive-date = 2021-04-14
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414051002/https://verilymag.com/2018/11/womens-leopard-print
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="inside">{{Cite web
| url = https://www.theinside.com/blog/leopard-vs-cheetah-prints/
| title = Leopard vs. Cheetah Print – Know the Difference for Decorating | The Inside
| date = April 7, 2020
| access-date = April 14, 2021
| archive-date = April 14, 2021
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414050634/https://www.theinside.com/blog/leopard-vs-cheetah-prints/
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="leopardspots">{{Cite web
▲
| title = Why the leopard got its spots
| website = phys.org
| access-date = 2021-04-14
| archive-date = 2021-04-14
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414050407/https://phys.org/news/2010-10-stripes-odyssey-big-cats.html
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="sponenbergbook">{{cite book
| last = Sponenberg
| first = Dan Phillip
| title = Equine Coat Color Genetics <!-- access-date = 2008-11-04 -->
| edition = 2
| date = 2003-04-11
| publisher = Wiley-Blackwell
| isbn = 978-0-8138-0759-1
| pages = 93–4
| chapter = 5/Patterns Characterized by Patches of White
| orig-year = 1996-01-15
}}</ref>
<ref name="spon82">{{cite journal
| title = The inheritance of leopard spotting in the Noriker horse
| last = Sponenberg
| first = D. Phillip
| year = 1982
| journal = The Journal of Heredity
| issue = 73
| volume = 5
| pages = 357–359
| publisher = The American Genetic Association
| doi = 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a109669
| url = https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/73/5/357/791830
| access-date = 2021-04-14
| url-access= subscription
}}</ref>
</references>
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