Panthera Oken, 1816 . Lehrb. Naturgesch., ser. 3, 2:1052.

TYPE SPECIES: Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Allen (1902:378).

SYNONYMS: Jaguarius Severtzov, 1858; Leo Oken, 1816; Leonina Grevé, 1894; Pardotigris Kretzoi, 1929; Pardus Fitzinger, 1868; Tigris Oken, 1816 .

COMMENTS: Revised by Hemmer (1966, 1968, 1974). Panthera Oken, 1816, has been ruled available (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1985c). Includes Tigris following Pocock (1916b). Van Gelder (1977b:13) included Panthera as a synonym of Felis.