Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise)
[= Geochelone pardalis]
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Family:
Testudinidae > Genus: Stigmochelys
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Stigmochelys pardalis,
Prince Albert, South Africa. [photo
Trevor Hardaker ©] |
Stigmochelys pardalis,
Helderberg Nature Reserve, South Africa, South Africa. [photo
Trevor Hardaker ©] |
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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] |
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Stigmochelys pardalis,
Namibia.
[photo Steiner S. ©, from
SARCA Virtual Museum] |
Stigmochelys pardalis,
Western Cape.
[photo van Rooyen J. ©, from
SARCA Virtual Museum] |
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Stigmochelys pardalis,
Limpopo.
[photo Alberts A.J. ©, from
SARCA Virtual Museum] |
Stigmochelys pardalis, Eastern Cape.
[photo Scammell I. ©, from
SARCA Virtual Museum] |
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