Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., lOth ed., 1:41.

TYPE LOCALITY: Algeria, Constantine, Barbary .

DISTRIBUTION: Subsaharan Africa (except tropical rainforests); Gir Forest (N.W. India).

COMMENT: Formerly in non-desert N. Africa; S. E. Europe, and S. W. Asia.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae . CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as P. I. pérsica subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412007002001001.