Are these leoparcatas?

[jtymay92]

are these hybrid leoparcatas or giant South African leopards babies?

 

[tortdad]

@Tom

 

[Yvonne G]

Look like regular leopard babies to me.

 

[Tom]

Look like regular leopard babies to me.

Me too. Possibly a mix of SA leopards and "regular" leopards.

They could also be leopards from one of the 11 clades that I am not familiar with.

I don't see any sulcata traits in this pic.

What is the source of this pic?

 

[Baoh]

Every tortoise in the photograph is a leopcata. They all look quite nice.

 

[Markw84]

Looks like leopracatas to me.

The heads are more sulcata shaped.

Leopards will have a starting pattern with a small lighter edge to the dark band around each scute. Sulcatas, and leopracatas do not have that - just a dark border that merges with the dark border of the next scute.

They are the best "leopard like" pattern I've seen in a leopracata, but I haven't seen pictures of many.

 

[jtymay92]

Does anybody know how big these grow? I was wanted to get a ivory sulcata, because I like the color and how big they grow, but I had one these offered to me and if they get huge like a sulcata I will buy one of these instead

 

[jtymay92]

Me too. Possibly a mix of SA leopards and "regular" leopards.

They could also be leopards from one of the 11 clades that I am not familiar with.

I don't see any sulcata traits in this pic.

What is the source of this pic?

These are from they guys over at http://www.reptileodyssey.com

 

[wellington]

Does anybody know how big these grow? I was wanted to get a ivory sulcata, because I like the color and how big they grow, but I had one these offered to me and if they get huge like a sulcata I will buy one of these instead

I don't know if they have been around long enough to have any adults around to know how big they actually get. My guess, only a guess, would be bigger then a leopard, but not as big as a sully.

 

[Baoh]

Does anybody know how big these grow? I was wanted to get a ivory sulcata, because I like the color and how big they grow, but I had one these offered to me and if they get huge like a sulcata I will buy one of these instead

I know of two males that are ~20-21" scl and they are roughly twenty years old. I have an adult female, among others, that is 22" scl and growing at roughly six years old. I have not actively encouraged her growth beyond a self-guided pace, so she is probably capable of plenty more with enough food as the years go by.

 

[BILBO-03]

I know of two males that are ~20-21" scl and they are roughly twenty years old. I have an adult female, among others, that is 22" scl and growing at roughly six years old. I have not actively encouraged her growth beyond a self-guided pace, so she is probably capable of plenty more with enough food as the years go by.

Could we have pics of your female?