Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Stigmochelys
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Leopard Tortoise
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Pantherschildkröte
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Leopardskildpadde
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1873 |  |
Stigmochelys Gray (type species: Testudo pardalis Bell 1828) |
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1933 | |
Megachersine Hewitt (type species: Testudo pardalis Bell 1828; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Testudo (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977), and in
Geochelone (e.g., Loveridge & Williams 1957; Pritchard 1979) or
Psammobates (e.g., Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz 2006). Regarded as a valid genus by Fritz & Havas (2006).
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Stigmochelys pardalis
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Leopard Tortoise, Mountain Tortoise
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Pantherschildkröte
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Leopardskildpadde
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1828 | |
Testudo pardalis Bell |
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Geochelone pardalis Fitzinger 1835 |
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Megachersine pardalis Hewitt 1933 |
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Stigmochelys pardalis Gerlach 2001 |
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Centrochelys pardalis pardalis Vetter 2002 |
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Psammobates pardalis Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz 2006 |
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1935 | |
Testudo pardalis babcocki Loveridge |
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Geochelone pardalis babcocki Loveridge & Williams 1957 |
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Geochelone babcocki Pritchard 1967 |
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Centrochelys pardalis babcocki Vetter 2002 |
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Stigmochelys pardalis babcocki Bour 2002 |
Other common names:
babcocki: Eastern Leopard Tortoise
pardalis: Western Leopard Tortoise
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Rwanda,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Stigmochelys pardalis
© Rune Midtgaard
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