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1 January 2008 Cephalopagus Conjoined Twins in a Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Erwin J. O. Kompanje, John J. Hermans
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Abstract

Case reports of conjoined twins (“Siamese twins”) in wild mammals are scarce. Most published reports of conjoined twins in mammals concern cases in man and domestic mammals. This article describes a case of cephalopagus conjoined twins in a leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) collected on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, in the period 1873–76. A review of known cases of conjoined twinning in wild mammals is given.

Kompanje and Hermans: Cephalopagus Conjoined Twins in a Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Erwin J. O. Kompanje and John J. Hermans "Cephalopagus Conjoined Twins in a Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(1), 177-180, (1 January 2008). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.177
Received: 13 April 2007; Published: 1 January 2008
KEYWORDS
Cephalopagus
conjoined twins
leopard cat
Prionailurus bengalensis
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