Serpopard
The serpopard is a mythical animal known from ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art. The word "serpopard" is a modern coinage. It is a portmanteau of "serpent" and "leopard", derived from the interpretation that the creature represents an animal with the body of a leopard and the long neck and head of a serpent. However, they have also been interpreted as "serpent-necked lions". There is no known name for the creature in any ancient texts.
Serpopard design
3000 BC cylinder seal of Uruk with serpopard design.
Modern impression. This design is also sometimes qualified as a monstrous lioness. Louvre
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