Geochelone Pardalis? Or...

[jvelasco89]

I'm not sure if this is Geochelone Pardalis Pardalis or Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki.

Can anyone help me out with identifying it, I think its Babcocki

Thanks so much

 

[Jeremy]

It is easier to tell when they are older. You are probably right,can you ask the breeder? Either way it is a cute little tort.

Jeremy

 

[jvelasco89]

no, i have no idea how to contact the breeder, i got it really far from home and i have no way of contacting them,so if someone really knew for sure what it was, i would totally appreciate it, i'm just very curious, i want to know everything i can about it

 

[egyptiandan]

Hi,
Somewhere in this little ones background there is Stigmochelys pardalis pardalis, but he has more S.p.babcocki in him/her.
So you have a not pure S.p.babcocki, doesn't matter to the tortoise though

Danny

 

[Jeremy]

Danny; I am curious how you could tell. Is it because it is so dark? My little ones are a lot lighter in color. Just wondering.

Jeremy

 

[egyptiandan]

Hi Jeremy,
It's not the light and dark. You can easily make a leopard tortoise lighter by raising it in a very warm enviroment, so light and dark don't mean much.
I'm going by the dots on the vertebral scutes. For S.p.babcocki they have one or no dots in each vertebral scute. For S.p.pardalis they have two dots in at least the first 4 vertebral scutes, most of the time but not always in the 5th also.
This leopard has one dot in the first vertebral, 2 in the second and third and none in the fourth and fifth.
Thats how I'm basing my conclusion.

Danny

 

[Redfoot NERD]

That was what I figured too Danny.. although I didn't know the "names" of them - since someone is always changing their names anyway!

I just figured somewhere along the 'line' someone "crossed the line"..

I had a similar hatchling some years back Jeremy.


NERD

 

[Jeremy]

Neat; I didn't know that thanks for clearing that up. Mine all have 1 dot so they are S.p.babcocki.

Jeremy

 

[jvelasco89]

thank you all so much for your help in identifying my tortoise, i definitely appreciate it

Jared

 

[Crazy1]

Ya just gotta love a mutt very nice Leo Jared.

 

[purpod]

LOL, Robyn, you crack me up, GF!

And Danny, thanx for the info ~

Purpod

 

[IloveTwinkle]

Geochelone Pardalis

Yes that Tortoise is a Geochelone Pardalis I have one myself so I know what it`s like :shy: but I am Not a expert Lol Rotfl

 

[Crazy1]

LOL, Robyn, you crack me up, GF!

And Danny, thanx for the info ~

Purpod

Yeah, well sometimes you just gotta laugh at it all. And hope it gives others a chuckle while you're are at it. Glad it gave you one GF

 

[IloveTwinkle]

yeah I know He he he Ha ha ha (=