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Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

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Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

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JeffCrocombe
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parrot-beaked padloper

Homopus areolatus

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Wendy Clapham
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JeffCrocombe
Most definitely NOT a Parrot-beaked Padloper. This tortoise is much too large and has a domed shell. Furthermore the Parrot-beaked Padloper is endemic to the Western Cape Province and is never found anywhere near Limpopo. This is a Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis. See my Parrot-beaked Padloper spotting at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24850010
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PublishedMarch 21, 2013

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