can you name some subspecies of this animal?
"P. l. leo" and "P. l. persica"
Lion
In the 19th and 20th centuries, several lion type specimens were described and proposed as subspecies, with about a dozen recognised as valid taxa until 2017.
Between 2008 and 2016, IUCN Red List assessors used only two subspecific names: "P. l. leo" for African lion populations and "P. l. persica" for the Asiatic lion population. 
what is the scientific name for a lion "Panthera leo" where does one normally find lions? Grasslands and savannas where do they derive their name from? The generic name "Panthera" is traceable to the classical Latin word 'panthēra' and the ancient Greek word πάνθηρ 'panther', similar to the Sanskrit word पाण्डर "pând-ara" meaning 'pale yellow, whitish, white
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Lion [SEP] Subspecies
Researchers therefore assume Ethiopia is a contact zone between the two subspecies. Genome-wide data of a wild-born historical lion sample from Sudan showed that it clustered with "P. l. leo" in mtDNA-based phylogenies, but with a high affinity to "P. l. melanochaita". This result suggested that the taxonomic position of lions in Central Africa may require revision.