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African Spurred Tortoise
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Reptilia
ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
50-150 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Desert
Range
Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Armor
Status
Endangered

About

The African Spurred Tortoise is the largest tortoise on the African continent, and the third-largest in the world. It's the only living species in its genus, Centrochelys.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    hatchling
    A coin-sized hatchling digs out of the nest and makes its own way to water or shelter.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A juvenile turtle's shell hardens and grows yearly rings as it forages on its own.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult shell size and markings.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Testudinidae
Genus
Centrochelys
Species
Centrochelys sulcata