Cystiscus pardus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk from the family Cystiscidae.

They can be identified by their flat spire, smooth inner shell lip, and three ridged plaits on their columellar fold.

[3] The snail C. pardus has a bifurcated head and red eyes.

Its mantle is yellow with densely packed blue leopard spots which can be seen through the shell.

This species occurs in marine reefs off the north west coast of New Caledonia.