Psammobates
Sign in to savePsammobates is a genus of tortoise erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1835. This genus contains three species, all of which are indigenous to southern Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae
Observations recorded1,570
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Collections
- TM, CM, UMNH, UTA, FMNH, AMNH
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Botswana, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Namibia
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- Parent taxon
- Testudinidae
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- Psammobates geometricus.png
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Psammobates is a genus of tortoise erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1835. This genus contains three species, all of which are indigenous to southern Africa.
The genus name means "sand-loving", and these tortoises typically inhabit the arid and semi-arid areas of southern Africa. Their diets and adaptations for this environment mean that these species do not generally survive outside their habitats and soon die when kept in captivity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Psammobates” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.