Stigmochelys
| Stigmochelys Temporal range: Pliocene–recent
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| Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Stigmochelys Gray, 1873 |
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Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoise endemic to Africa. Stigmochelys pardalis, the leopard tortoise, is the only extant species.[1] A fossil species, Stigmochelys brachygularis is known from the Pliocene of Tanzania.[2] Leopard tortoises were once placed in the genus Geochelone along with many other large tortoises.[3]
References
- ^ Stigmochelys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 February 2022.
- ISBN 9789048199624.
- ISBN 978-0965354097.