Mar 20, 2025
A leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) drinking from a puddle of rainwater in Kruger National Park, South Africa
by Bernard Dupont
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A leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) drinking from a puddle of rainwater in Kruger National Park, South Africa
by Bernard Dupont
A Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) in South Africa, Africa
by Jo Newton
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Leopard Tortoise – Stigmochelys pardalis
This is a beautiful baby Leopard Tortoise, a species endemic to Africa currently named Stigmochelys pardalis (Testudinidae). Though Leopard tortoises are the fourth largest tortoise species in the world, with carapace length ranging from 30 to 70 cm, babies are small enough to fit in one hand, and exhibit a distinctive shell markings in tan, yellow, or sometimes shades of dusty brown, with black blotches which tend to fade in mature adults.
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Photo credit: ©Antionette | Locality: Limpopo Province, South Africa | [Top] - [Bottom]