Spartaco Gippoliti

• Biodiversity Journal, 8 (1): 009-010

  Spartaco Gippoliti & Aldo Oriani
  Does Leptailurus serval (Schreber, 1776) (Mammalia Felidae) occur in Western Egypt?

  ABSTRACT
  The serval cat, Leptailurus serval Schreber, 1776 (Mammalia Felidae), has never been cited from Egypt and Libya in recent time. Here we report the presence of a mounted skin (with skull inside) in a local shop inside the Shiwa Oasis (NW Egypt). The scarcely-spotted pattern exhibited by this skin adds interest to this record. We suggest to secure the specimen to a Natural History Museum and begin an ad hoc investigation in the region.

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