African spurred tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
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Reptileherbivore
The African spurred tortoise is a big, sturdy reptile that calls the dry edges of the Sahara Desert home. It’s one of the largest tortoises in the world, living in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
- It’s the largest tortoise species found on mainland Africa.
- This tortoise lives in the Sahel and southern Sahara Desert.
- It’s the only living species in its genus, Centrochelys.
DesertSavannaAfrica
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Centrochelys sulcata
- Habitat
- Desert, Savanna
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
