Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
- GenusStigmochelys
- SpeciesStigmochelys pardalis (Leopard Tortoise)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Leopard Tortoise sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Leopard Tortoise in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Leopard Tortoise in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.