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]
†Stigmochelys brachygularis Meylan and Auffenberg, 1987
References
^Stigmochelys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 February 2022.
^Harrison, Terry (2011). Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context: Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna. Springer Netherlands. p. 479. ISBN9789048199624.
^Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (2014). "Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status" (PDF). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. pp. 329–479. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014. ISBN978-0965354097.
March 11, 2023
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