Leopard Tortoise

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
4	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
10	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
12	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
23	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
25	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
27	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
29	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
30	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
31	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Leopard Tortoise in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Leopard Tortoise sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Leopard Tortoise in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Leopard Tortoise in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.