Leopard tortoise

Its eggs incubate for 160 days, clutches hold 8.67 eggs and up to 13, and sexual maturity is reached at 9.5 years, with reported values from 5.5 to 13.5 years. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category, and its lifespan is given as 30 years, with values up to 100 years reported.

Weight

20 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

30 years – 100 yearssrc for Lifespan

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

160 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

8.67 – 13src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

5.5 years – 13.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Reproduction

Eggssrc for Reproduction

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

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Not recorded

The leopard tortoise is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderTestudines
5. familyTestudinidae
6. genusStigmochelys
7. SpeciesStigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828)

Synonyms Centrochelys pardalis, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone pardalis pardalis, Megachersine pardalis, Megachersine pardalis, Psammobates pardalis, Psammobates pardalis, Testudo biguttata, Testudo bipunctata, Testudo pardalis, Testudo pardalis babcocki

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

VU, Vulnerable

Hermann's tortoise

Testudo hermanni

Testudinidae

VU, Vulnerable

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Testudinidae

VU, Vulnerable

Central Asian tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

Testudinidae

CR, Critically Endangered

Angonoka tortoise

Astrochelys yniphora

Testudinidae

Aldabra giant tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Testudinidae

EN, Endangered

African spurred tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

Testudinidae

CompareLeopard tortoise vs Hermann's tortoiseLeopard tortoise vs Greek tortoiseLeopard tortoise vs Central Asian tortoiseLeopard tortoise vs Angonoka tortoise

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@misc{leopard_tortoise_2026,
  title = {Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leopard-tortoise},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}