Stigmochelys

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genus species taxon tortoise

Stigmochelys is a genus of tortoises best known for the leopard tortoise, a large, high-domed species native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Stigmochelys pardalis 0
Geochelone pardalis 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
tortoise ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
Reptilia ⓘ
commonName leopard tortoise ⓘ
containsTaxon Stigmochelys pardalis ⓘ
domain Eukarya ⓘ
surface form: Eukaryota
family Testudinidae ⓘ
Testudinidae ⓘ
genus Stigmochelys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
habitat savanna ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo East Africa ⓘ
surface form: eastern Africa

Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form: southern Africa
notableFor including the leopard tortoise ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
order Testudines ⓘ
Testudines ⓘ
parentTaxon Testudinidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
shellShape high-domed ⓘ
subfamily Testudinidae ⓘ
surface form: Testudininae
taxonRank genus ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stigmochelys → genus → Stigmochelys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Stigmochelys pardalis
Geochelone → includesSpecies → Stigmochelys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geochelone pardalis
Testudinidae → includesTaxon → Stigmochelys ⓘ