Leopard Tortoise Size
Size of Leopard Tortoise
| Weight | 15-54 kg [33 - 120 lb (15 - 54 kg)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 30-70 cm [1 - 2.4 ft (30 - 70 cm) ] | ||
| Lifespan | 10-75 yrs [Up to 10 years in the wild; 75 years in captivity] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top land speed is 0.5 kmph (0.3 mph) | ||
The Leopard Tortoise is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Reptilia, and it belongs to the order Testudines.
The Leopard Tortoise belonged to the family Testudinidae, mainly distributed in Africa. They like to live in grassland and savannah, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is scales, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, yellow, black, tan. it likes to eat grasses the most. In addition, grasses, weeds, flowers are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are cats, dogs, humans.
If we use one sentence to describe the Leopard Tortoise, it is "The most widely distributed tortoise in Africa!".
