Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
- GenusStigmochelys
- SpeciesStigmochelys pardalis (Leopard Tortoise)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Leopard Tortoise in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Leopard Tortoise sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Leopard Tortoise in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Leopard Tortoise in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.