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African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

Photo by FaisalDialdin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Sahara Desert

Notes:

It is the third largest species of tortoise in the world and the largest species of mainland tortoise

Reference Links:

African spurred tortoise

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Comments (3)
JeffreyMartin
Sulcata tortoise also known as African spur thigh!
ForestDragon
Cute tortoise! Is this your pet or did you see it at a zoo?

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PublishedJune 5, 2013

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