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The African spurred tortoise, scientifically known as *Centrochelys sulcata*, is a species within the genus *Centrochelys*. It belongs to the class Reptilia and exhibits diurnal activity patterns. The species is endemic to the Sahara and Sahel regions.
According to the IUCN Red List, the African spurred tortoise holds an Endangered conservation status, a designation recorded in 2021. The organism has been documented in 4,808 observations on iNaturalist.
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Species
EndangeredAfrican Spurred Tortoise
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Centrochelys
- Image
- Geochelone sulcata.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- endemic to
- Sahel
- taxon name
- Centrochelys sulcata
- Commons category
- Centrochelys sulcata
- Commons gallery
- Geochelone sulcata
- taxon common name
- African spurred tortoise
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- C. sulcata
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Encyclopedic overview
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in Africa, and the third-largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and Aldabra giant tortoise. It is the only living species in its genus, Centrochelys.
Taxonomy and etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “African spurred tortoise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.