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Leopard tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q640955
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Leopard tortoise

Summary

Leopard tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month, #1,441 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leopard tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Leopard tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Leopard tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Leopard tortoise is classified within Stigmochelys[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Leopard tortoise is Stigmochelys pardalis[7].
  • Leopard tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Stigmochelys pardalis[8].
  • Leopard tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stigmochelys pardalis[9].
  • Leopard tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Stigmochelys pardalis[10].
  • Leopard tortoise's original combination is recorded as Testudo pardalis[11].
  • Leopard tortoise's taxon synonym is recorded as Psammobates pardalis[12].
  • Leopard tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga leopardo'}[13].
  • Leopard tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue léopard'}[14].
  • Leopard tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard Tortoise'}[15].
  • Leopard tortoise's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[16].
  • Leopard tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[17].
  • Leopard tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}[18].
  • Leopard tortoise's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Leopard tortoise is Stigmochelys pardalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Stigmochelys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga leopardo'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue léopard'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard Tortoise'}[15].

Identifiers

Leopard tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40092[20]. Leopard tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 569598[21]. Leopard tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 794299[22]. Leopard tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441757[23]. Leopard tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551780[24].

Why It Matters

Leopard tortoise ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month, #1,441 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Reptile Database. Retrieved . reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+13'}
    Parent taxon → Stigmochelys
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Instance of → taxon
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