Leopard Tortoise
Tshibode
Dzina
Tshibode [Stigmochelys pardalis]
Hune tsha wela hone
Tshikokovhi
Nzudzanyo
Testudines
Muṱa
Testudinidae
Zwinwe zwigwada
Western leopard tortoise [Stigmochelys pardalis pardalis] na Eastern leopard tortoise [Stigmochelys pardalis babcocki].
Vhulapfu tshisadzi
750 mm
Vhulapfu tshinna
300-450 mm
Ṱhaluso
Dzi ya kona u fhira 700mm nga vhulapfu tshileme tsha hone ndi 40kg. Makwati ahone o kuvhangana. Ṱhoho ya imela nnṱha.
U phaḓaladziwa
Iya wanala hoṱhe hune havha uri ho oma ubva Sudan u swika Southern Cape. Adzi athu vhuya dza vha hone ubva South Western Cape na Transkei ha kale, KwaZulu Natal na Lesotho fhedzi zwa zwino dzo no vha hone hunwe.
Kubebele
Ya tsadzi kanzhi iya kona u kudzela makumba a 6-15, kumba ḽa hone ḽo khwaṱha vhukuma. Mulindi une tsha gwa uri tshi kone u kudzela makumba tshi ya dovha tsha u vala tshi tshi ḓa u dala tsha tou dovha tsha fukula. U alamela ha hone ndi 23- 50 g dza kalwa 40-50mm.
Kuḽele
Tshi ḽa mahatsi nga zwinwe zwifhinga tshi ḽa na marambo.
