LEOPARD TORTOISE
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- Jan 7, 2021
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Updated: Apr 14, 2021
Common Name: Leopard Tortoise
Scientific Name: Stigmochelys pardalis
Class: Reptiles
Diet: Herbivore
Size: Fully grown tortoise up to 30cm - 70cm and weight 15kg - 54kg
Average Lifespan: 75 - 100 years
Origin: Eastern and Southern Africa
Conservation Status: Not Evaluated
Physical Description
Leopard tortoise have highly domed carapace and some tortoises will have pyramid shape scutes on their carapace.
Their carapace is in yellow and brown with black blotch and skin colour in creamy yellow to ashy brown.
Females are larger than males.
They have paddle-liked front led and trunk-liked hind leg.
Habitat
Grassland, savannah and other dry arid areas.
Did You Know?
Leopard tortoise is the 4th largest tortoise in the world and the 2nd largest in Africa.
They got their name because of the pattern on their carapace like leopard skin.
Leopard tortoises are monotypic genus, which is means that they are the only living species among this category.
They store water in their anal sac during winter to prevent dehydration.
They are very sensitive to humid, therefore, they always need places with high temperature.
They do not mate until they are 10 years old.
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