Leopard Tortoise

Greg Cater

@gregcater

The leopard tortoise is the only member of the genus Stigmochelys. It is the fourth largest species of tortoise in the world and native to Africa. They are rising in popularity for pets due to successful captive breeding.

Grabs

Hearts

Comments

Greg Cater

@gregcater

The leopard tortoise is the only member of the genus Stigmochelys. It is the fourth largest species of tortoise in the world and native to Africa. They are rising in popularity for pets due to successful captive breeding.

Leopard Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of Eastern and Southern Africa, from Sudan to the southern Cape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard Tortoise)
Find population statistics and information about the Leopard Tortoise from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/163449/0
Leopard Tortoise - Psammobates pardalis - Encyclopedia of Life
Descriptions and articles about the Leopard Tortoise, scientifically known as Psammobates pardalis in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/794299/details
Leopard Tortoise - A-Z Animals
The leopard tortoise is a large species of tortoise found throughout the African savannas. The leopard tortoise is the forth largest species of tortoise in the world, and is also the most widely distributed tortoise species in Southern Africa.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/leopard-tortoise/
The African Leopard Tortoise - AllTurtles
The leopard tortoise is a huge tortoise with markings resembling those of a leopard that is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its carapace that is normally yellow, with each scute having brown centers, has led to it being named the leopard tortoise.
http://allturtles.com/leopard-tortoise/
The African Leopard Tortoise
Leopard tortoises are native to the dry savannahs of central and southern Africa. They belong to the family of "land tortoises" known as Testudinae. Africa supports more species of land tortoise than anywhere else.
http://www.marylandzoo.org/animals-conservation/reptiles/leopard-tortoise/
Leopard Tortoise Fact Sheet - National Zoo
The leopard tortoise is one of the largest mainland tortoises and has an elevated carapace that is tawny, yellow or buff, with brown centers to each scute with black radiations and spots.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Leopardtortoise.cfm
Leopard Tortoise - AfricanTortoise
The Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys (Geochelone) pardalis is a large grazing species that favors semi-arid, thorny to grassland habitats.
http://africantortoise.com/leopard_tortoise.htm
Leopard Tortoise Information - ReptilesMagazine
The leopard tortoise is the second largest tortoise native to Africa. Only the African spurred tortoise is larger. Two subspecies are generally recognized.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Leopard-Tortoise/
African Leopard Tortoise Facts
The African leopard tortoise is one of the largest tortoises in the world, and can live to be 75 years of age or more - much like a human.
http://animals.mom.me/african-leopard-tortoise-2236.html

Comments

Leopard tortoise

On the S90 Road north of Satara, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Stigmochelys
Species:	S. pardalis
Binomial name
*Stigmochelys pardalis* ( Bell, 1828) ^[3] ^[4]
Synonyms^[5]
Synonyms Testudo pardalis Bell, 1828 Testudo biguttata Cuvier, 1829 (nomen nudum) Testudo armata Boie, 1831 (nomen nudum) Testudo bipunctata Gray, 1831 Geochelone (Geochelone) pardalis — Fitzinger, 1835 Megachersine pardalis — Hewitt, 1933 Testudo pardalis pardalis — Loveridge, 1935 Geochelone pardalis pardalis — Loveridge & E. Williams, 1957 Stigmochelys pardalis — Gerlach, 2001 Centrochelys pardalis pardalis — Vetter, 2002 Stigmochelys pardalis pardalis — Bour, 2002 Psammobates pardalis — Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006 Testudo pardalis babcocki Loveridge, 1935 Geochelone pardalis babcocki — Loveridge & E. Williams, 1957 Geochelone babcocki — Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone paradalis babcocki — Dadd, 1974 Geochelone pardalis baboocki Młynarski, 1976 (ex errore) Centrochelys pardalis babcocki — Vetter, 2002 Stigmochelys pardalis babcocki — Bour, 2002 Geochelone pardalis babcockii Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006 (ex errore)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Links
Media

Leopard Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of Eastern and Southern Africa, from Sudan to the southern Cape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard Tortoise)
Find population statistics and information about the Leopard Tortoise from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/163449/0
Leopard Tortoise - Psammobates pardalis - Encyclopedia of Life
Descriptions and articles about the Leopard Tortoise, scientifically known as Psammobates pardalis in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/794299/details
Leopard Tortoise - A-Z Animals
The leopard tortoise is a large species of tortoise found throughout the African savannas. The leopard tortoise is the forth largest species of tortoise in the world, and is also the most widely distributed tortoise species in Southern Africa.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/leopard-tortoise/
The African Leopard Tortoise - AllTurtles
The leopard tortoise is a huge tortoise with markings resembling those of a leopard that is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its carapace that is normally yellow, with each scute having brown centers, has led to it being named the leopard tortoise.
http://allturtles.com/leopard-tortoise/
The African Leopard Tortoise
Leopard tortoises are native to the dry savannahs of central and southern Africa. They belong to the family of "land tortoises" known as Testudinae. Africa supports more species of land tortoise than anywhere else.
http://www.marylandzoo.org/animals-conservation/reptiles/leopard-tortoise/
Leopard Tortoise Fact Sheet - National Zoo
The leopard tortoise is one of the largest mainland tortoises and has an elevated carapace that is tawny, yellow or buff, with brown centers to each scute with black radiations and spots.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Leopardtortoise.cfm
Leopard Tortoise - AfricanTortoise
The Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys (Geochelone) pardalis is a large grazing species that favors semi-arid, thorny to grassland habitats.
http://africantortoise.com/leopard_tortoise.htm
Leopard Tortoise Information - ReptilesMagazine
The leopard tortoise is the second largest tortoise native to Africa. Only the African spurred tortoise is larger. Two subspecies are generally recognized.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Leopard-Tortoise/
African Leopard Tortoise Facts
The African leopard tortoise is one of the largest tortoises in the world, and can live to be 75 years of age or more - much like a human.
http://animals.mom.me/african-leopard-tortoise-2236.html

Leopard tortoise

On the S90 Road north of Satara, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Stigmochelys
Species:	S. pardalis
Binomial name
*Stigmochelys pardalis* ( Bell, 1828) ^[3] ^[4]
Synonyms^[5]
Synonyms Testudo pardalis Bell, 1828 Testudo biguttata Cuvier, 1829 (nomen nudum) Testudo armata Boie, 1831 (nomen nudum) Testudo bipunctata Gray, 1831 Geochelone (Geochelone) pardalis — Fitzinger, 1835 Megachersine pardalis — Hewitt, 1933 Testudo pardalis pardalis — Loveridge, 1935 Geochelone pardalis pardalis — Loveridge & E. Williams, 1957 Stigmochelys pardalis — Gerlach, 2001 Centrochelys pardalis pardalis — Vetter, 2002 Stigmochelys pardalis pardalis — Bour, 2002 Psammobates pardalis — Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006 Testudo pardalis babcocki Loveridge, 1935 Geochelone pardalis babcocki — Loveridge & E. Williams, 1957 Geochelone babcocki — Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone paradalis babcocki — Dadd, 1974 Geochelone pardalis baboocki Młynarski, 1976 (ex errore) Centrochelys pardalis babcocki — Vetter, 2002 Stigmochelys pardalis babcocki — Bour, 2002 Geochelone pardalis babcockii Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006 (ex errore)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Enter username for account

Enter username for account

Not a member of NMPED Community!

Leopard Tortoise

The leopard tortoise is the only member of the genus Stigmochelys. It is the fourth largest species of tortoise in the world and native to Africa. They are rising in popularity for pets due to successful captive breeding.

Logged Out