Best Months to Spot
Most sightings recorded in Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec. Data from GBIF - a global database of verified wildlife observations by researchers and citizen scientists.
The leopard tortoise is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan to the southern Cape Province. It is the only extant member of the genus Stigmochelys, although in the past, it was commonly placed in Geochelone. This tortoise is a grazing species that favors semiarid, thorny to grassland habitats. In both very hot and very cold weather, it may dwell in abandoned fox, jackal, or aardvark burrows. The leopard tortoise does not dig other than to make nests in which to lay eggs. Given its propensity for grassland habitats, it grazes extensively upon mixed grasses. It also favors succulents and thistles.
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Where to Find
Top parks for Leopard Tortoise. Sightings recorded in 200 safari areas total.
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