http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Geochelone-pardalis-pardalis
The baby in the bottom left is GORGEOUS... Man, I have Leopard fever all over again!
The baby in the bottom left is GORGEOUS... Man, I have Leopard fever all over again!
dmmj said:so question is pardalis pardalis characteristics the 2 spots on the top of the shell? I went to my local reptile store they had some ugly and sick looking leopard nothing like tom's, they looked like someone had erased the marking on the top of the shell.
Seiryu said:So by what I know, babcocki never have 2 dots.
Which would make the tortoise with 2 dots in Terry's first picture a hybrid then? (Far Left of first pic).
I like the lighter one on the right myself in Tom's pics.
cdmay said:I'm not sure about them being different species but there are enough differences to warrant sub-specific names.
Plus, there may some geographic seperation too--although I don't know for sure.
One other thing that is certainly different though is this: the eggs from South African pardalis seem to require a period of diapause while babcocki hatch with no special treatment at all.
kelarned said:These are my 2 little guys. I believe they are hybrid from what the original owner told me. I was told their dad was G.p. pardalis. Any thoughts?
They are 6 weeks old. I have been keeping them hydrated for the last 2 weeks. Do their scutes look normal or do I already have pyramiding going on. I know I can't reverse it, but will it continue to get worse, or even out if I continue to keep them hydrated?