Color Selection by Juvenile Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in Namibia

Anne Simang; Peter L. Cunningham; Brian T. Henen

doi:10.1670/08-338.1

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Anne Simang,¹ Peter L. Cunningham,^2,3,* Brian T. Henen⁴

¹1Institute of Systematic Zoology, Museum of Natural History Berlin, Germany anne.simang@yahoo.d
²2King Khalid Wildlife Research Center, Thumamah, P. O. Box 61681, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
³3Zoological Society of London, Conservation Programmes, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingd
⁴5Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, MAGTFTC MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California 92278 USA

^*Corresponding Author.

Abstract

Although many reptiles, including tortoises, may be equipped morphologically to discriminate colors, there is very little experimental evidence that reptiles distinguish among hues and levels of saturation and brightness. Visual abilities or color (hue) discrimination have not been investigated for most tortoise species. In a behavioral experiment to test what visual cues are important, juvenile Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) approached the colors red, light green, and olive most often, raising important questions regarding plant color and selection by Leopard Tortoises.

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Anne Simang, Peter L. Cunningham, and Brian T. Henen "Color Selection by Juvenile Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in Namibia," Journal of Herpetology 44(2), 327-331, (1 June 2010). https://doi.org/10.1670/08-338.1

Accepted: 1 October 2009; Published: 1 June 2010

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