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Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise)

[= Geochelone pardalis]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Anapsida > Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > Cryptodira > Family: Testudinidae > Genus: Stigmochelys

Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise) Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise)
Stigmochelys pardalis, Prince Albert, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] Stigmochelys pardalis, Helderberg Nature Reserve, South Africa, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]
Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise) Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise)
Stigmochelys pardalis, Northern Cape. [photo Dorse C. & Van Rooyen S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Stigmochelys pardalis, Limpopo. [photo Rautenbach I.L. & Haacke W.D. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise) Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise)
Stigmochelys pardalis, Namibia. [photo Steiner S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Stigmochelys pardalis, Western Cape. [photo van Rooyen J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise) Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise)
Stigmochelys pardalis, Limpopo. [photo Alberts A.J. ©, from  SARCA Virtual Museum] Stigmochelys pardalis, Eastern Cape. [photo Scammell I. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]