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Species Information

Stigmochelys pardalis    (Leopard Tortoise) (SiSwati: lufudvu lwesiganga) Description: Key Features: pale yellow shell with a black mottled pattern and no nuchal shield Comments: Occurs in the middleveld, lowveld and Lubombo regions, absent from the highveld. Previously unrecorded, currently known from several sight records, mostly in the lowveld and Lubombo regions. Habitats:

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