Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   3691
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3319DD
Observer:   Dorse C. & van Rooyen S.
Date of record:   2006-02-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5540
Species name:   Stigmochelys pardalis
Common name:   Leopard Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   INTRODUCED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-3691
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3691 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2008-01-29 18:45:53
Species name:   Stigmochelys pardalis -- Leopard Tortoise
Species code:   5540
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   May be an introduction or escapee, as it is slightly outside the known historical distribution according to Branch (1998).
Date:   2008-02-06 09:28:57
Species name:   Stigmochelys pardalis -- Leopard Tortoise
Species code:   5540

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