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Morphology and Morphometry of Tarsals of the Leopard (Panthera pardus)

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Centre for Wildlife Forensic and Health, NDVSU, Jabalpur (M.P.), 482001, INDIA
  • 2Centre for Wildlife Forensic and Health, NDVSU, Jabalpur (M.P.), 482001, INDIA
  • 3Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, MP, INDIA
  • 4Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, MP, INDIA

Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci., Volume 2, Issue (12), Pages 20-21, December,24 (2014)

Abstract

The morphological study on the tarsal bones was conducted of four leopards. Tibial tarsal was second largest tarsal bone. Tibial tarsal had head, body and neck. The body of tibial tarsal had cranio-proximally located trochlea. The ridges of the trochlea the tarsal bone were not of equal size. The fibular tarsal was the largest and longest bone of the tarsus. The weight and area of fibular tarsal bone 17.90±0.11 gm and 8.68±0.12cm. The tuber calcanei of fibular tarsal formed the proximal half of the bone. The sustentaculum tali of fibular tarsal were medial in position. The central tarsal was present on the medial side of the tarsus and articulated with all other tarsal bone. First tarsal was compressed transversely. First tarsal presented facet for articulation with central tarsal, second tarsal and first metatarsal. Second tarsal was wedge shaped and smallest of the tarsal bones. Third tarsal was irregularly elongated in shape, wide infront and narrow behind. Fourth tarsal was thick, massive bone which accommodated central and third tarsal on its medial side. Distal surface of fourth tarsal had a large articular facet for articulation with the IV and V metatarsal bone.

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