African Spurred Tortoise
Scientific Name: Centrochelys Sulcata
Class: Reptilia
Location: They are native to Ethiopian. They are also located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Habitat: They live in dry and hot environments in desert and grasslands.
Interesting Facts: They are the largest tortoise of African mainland. These tortoise's can camouflage because of its sandy coloration. They can weigh about 182.98 pounds.
These tortoise's are vulnerable because of the major loss of numbers. It has been vulnerable since 1996 and the cause of it was an increase in illegal capturing, desertification, and urbanization.
*click on pictures to get the full picture
Class: Reptilia
Location: They are native to Ethiopian. They are also located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Habitat: They live in dry and hot environments in desert and grasslands.
Interesting Facts: They are the largest tortoise of African mainland. These tortoise's can camouflage because of its sandy coloration. They can weigh about 182.98 pounds.
These tortoise's are vulnerable because of the major loss of numbers. It has been vulnerable since 1996 and the cause of it was an increase in illegal capturing, desertification, and urbanization.
*click on pictures to get the full picture
Sources: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o3/50/883250/1/116710069.YuUQtlkJ.Africanspurredtortoise3.jpg, http://www.anfibierettili.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/areale-geochelone-sulcata.gif, http://www.arkive.org/african-spurred-tortoise/centrochelys-sulcata/, http://eol.org/pages/794282/details, http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/summary/163423/0