Stigmochelys pardalis

Stigmochelys pardalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Stigmochelys
Species: Stigmochelys pardalis
Subspecies: S. p. babcocki – S. p. pardalis

Name

• Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) sec. Bour 2002
  • Holotype: MCZ R-40003
  • Type locality: Cape Province, Republic of South Africa

References

Primary references

• Bell, T 1828. Descriptions of three new species of land tortoises. Zoological Journal London. 3: 419–421.

Additional references

• TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bergskilpad
čeština: Želva pardálí
Deutsch: Pantherschildkröte
English: Leopard Tortoise
español: Tortuga leopardo
français: Tortue léopard
hts: Ggupe-ko
日本語: ヒョウモンガメ
Nederlands: Panterschildpad
português: Tartaruga-leopardo
ไทย: เต่าเสือดาว

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