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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 [[fabric]]s.<ref name="inside"/><ref name="verily"/> The term refers to the black and gold spotted coat of the [[leopard]] cat,<ref name="leopardspots"/> 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 ''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]], and the [[leopard gecko]] 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.
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