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Updated on 12 January 2021

Common name: Leopard tortoise
Scientific name: Geochelone pardalis
Distribution: Africa
CITES listing: Appendix II (01/07/1975)
Photo: © Peter Dollinger (taken at Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa)

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