African spurred tortoise: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the African spurred tortoise lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Centrochelys sulcata
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Testudinidae

Where does the African spurred tortoise live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African spurred tortoise in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Benin

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African spurred tortoise endangered?

The African spurred tortoise’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African spurred tortoise?

The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Testudinidae, genus Centrochelys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African spurred tortoise

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African spurred tortoise (revision 1378429117), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301016 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).