Central Asian tortoise Testudo horsfieldii Vulnerable
Where the Central Asian tortoise lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 162 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See turtles & tortoises on the world map
| Scientific name | Testudo horsfieldii |
|---|---|
| Group | Turtles & tortoises |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Reptile |
| Order | Testudines |
| Family | Testudinidae |
Where does the Central Asian tortoise live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Central Asian tortoise in 3 countries and territories across Asia.
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 Central Asian tortoise endangered?
The Central Asian tortoise’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Central Asian tortoise?
The Central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Testudinidae, genus Testudo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Central Asian tortoise
The Central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii), also commonly known as the Afghan tortoise, the steppe tortoise, the Russian tortoise (mainly in the pet trade), Horsfield's tortoise, the four-clawed tortoise, the four-toed tortoise, the Russian steppe tortoise, the Soviet tortoise, is a threatened species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia from the Caspian Sea south through Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and east across Kazakhstan to Xinjiang, China. Human activities in its native habitat contribute to its threatened status.
Two Testudo horsfieldii tortoises were the first Earth inhabitants to travel to and circle the Moon, on Zond 5 in September 1968.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Central Asian tortoise (revision 1370202324), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754182 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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