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African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
IUCN Red List status: Endangered
IUCN Red List status
- Worldwide
- 5,356 observations
- Group
- Reptiles
iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.
About
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara desert in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, and the only extant species in the genus Centrochelys.
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