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L600 — Unofficial commercial label for Leopard Cactus

TaxonomyResearch draft

Pseudacanthicus leopardus (Fowler, 1914); L600 is NOT official DATZ L number

Identity and locality

Pseudacanthicus leopardus (Fowler, 1914); L600 is NOT official DATZ L number

Original Rupununi (Guyana) taxon; trade name arose Asian market

Diagnostic evidence and naming

Historical specialist review reports the designation 'L600' was a commercial label that was never officially allocated by DATZ. True P. leopardus differs from Rio Demini L114 and Jatapu L427 forms, which remain qualified cf. leopardus. ScotCat distinguishes nominal Rupununi Pseudacanthicus leopardus from the Demini L114 form; specialist L-Welse history describes L600 as a marketing/trade label, not an officially allocated DATZ L-number. L114, L427 and L600 should not be assigned the same identified species or proven captive lineage merely by leopard spotting.

Breeding and genetics limitations

Do not describe L600 as a new line founded in Asia; its label origin is a trade convention, not a genotype.

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