Table 3. Genetic variation of the Panthera pardus mtDNA from different geographical locations.
Number of samples and number of haplotypes are reported. Haplotype diversity is calculated based on the number of different nucleotides, while nucleotide diversity was obtained from the pairwise distance matrix. The number of segregating sites is reported specifying the number of substitution and if these were transitions or transversions.
| Subspecies | Geographic location | Accession number | No of samples | Haplotypes | Haplotype diversity (nt) | Nucleotide diversity | Segregating sites | Transitions | Transversions | Substitutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study | Pakistan | MK425702–MK425744 | 43 | 3 | 1–3 | 0.003–0.006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| P. p. sindica | Pakistan | AY035276.1 | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| P. p. saxicolor | Iran |
JX559073.1–JX559076.1
HQ185544.1–HQ185548.1 AY035277.1–AY035278.1 KF768352–KF768354 |
14 | 4 | 1–3 | 0.002–0.004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| P. p. fusca | India | AY035270.1–AY035275.1 | 6 | 6 | 2∕3 − 6∕9 | 0.003–0.01 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| P. p. kotiya | Srilanka | AY035267.1–AY035269.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. p. orientalis | Russia |
HQ185549.1–HQ185550.1
AY035260.1–AY035261.1 |
4 | 3 | 3–6 | 0.01 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| P. p. nimer | Arabia | AY035279.1 | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
|
P. p. leo P. p. shortridgei |
Africa |
KY292222.1–KY292277.1
JF720187.1–JF720319.1 AY035280.1–AY035291.1 |
201 | 30 | 1 − 20∕23 | 0.002–0.038 | 77 | 75 | 2 | 77 |
| P. p. melas | Indonesia | AY035292.1 | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| P. p. delacouri | South Chinese | AY035264.1–AY035266.1 | 3 | 3 | 2–4 | 0.003–0.01 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| P. p. japonensis | North Chinese | AY035262.1–AY035263.1 | 2 | 2 | 3/5 | 0.005 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 0 | 3–5 |