Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Genus
- Stigmochelys
- Also known as
- Geochelone pardalis
Leopard Tortoise research
111 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Trade in non-native, CITES-listed, wildlife in Asia, as exemplified by the trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises (Chelonidae) in Thailand
Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde · 2007 · cited 100 times
- The Fossil Turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa
Copeia · 1981 · cited 63 times
- Plants eaten and dispersed by adult leopard tortoises Geochelone Pardalis (Reptilia: Chelonii) in the southern Karoo
South African Journal of Zoology · 1992 · cited 60 times
- A Cladistic Analysis of Geochelone Using Cranial Osteology
Journal of Herpetology · 1982 · cited 55 times
- Jingmen Tick Virus in Ticks from Kenya.
Viruses · 2022 · cited 41 times
- Digestive efficiency and gut morphology of omnivorous and herbivorous African tortoises
Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1997 · cited 38 times
- Differential scaling of home-range area to daily movement distance in two African tortoises
Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1996 · cited 37 times
- Preliminary Evaluation of Medetomidine/Ketamine Combinations for Immobilization and Reversal with Atipamezole in Three Tortoise Species
Bulletin of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians · 1998 · cited 32 times
Leopard Tortoise natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Road mortality
2016 · Herpetological Review 47(3): 449–450 · Read the note
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