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60: 1039: 1109: 42: 1025: 1153: 113: 1128: 88: 1009:. The tent tortoise has a beautiful geometric pattern of 'Bedouin tents' on its upper shell, and this is appropriate, for it is quite at home in the semi-desert. The colouring and size of this little tortoise vary greatly, particularly from one area to another, but also within a single 'population'. Occasional specimens are a uniform brown, though this is very rare. Male specimens are much smaller than the females, and have concave bellies. 1819: 1053: 1327:. Authority: Smith, 1839. Distribution: The driest parts of the Karoo inland. Namibia (Northwest to the Great Namaqualand) and South Africa(Northern Cape Province). This subspecies has a flatter, rounder shell with underdeveloped 'tents', and more faded brown colouring. 1315:
Coast of Namibia and South Africa (from Lambert's Bay north to beyond the Orange River in Great Namaqualand - extreme western Cape Provinces). This is the smallest subspecies, with the boldest, brightest colouring and well-developed 'tents' (conical shell scutes).
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The Karoo tent tortoise is a very variable species, with at least three subspecies. Its shell is dark brown or black with a pattern of yellow or orange striped stars radiating from the centre of each domed shield making up the
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region. South Africa(Southern and eastern Karoo from Grahamstown to Matjiesfontein). This subspecies has the most sharply raised 'tents' (conical scutes), with dull yellow stars radiating on a black background.
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and illegal collecting for the pet trade. Due to its specific diet that consists of certain Karoo plants, this species rarely survives in captivity and usually soon dies when taken outside of its natural
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Loveridge, Arthur & Williams, Ernest E. 1957. Revision of the African Tortoises and Turtles of the Suborder Cryptodira. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 115 (6): 163–557
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Hughes, B. 1986. Longevity Records of African Captive Amphibians and Reptiles: Part 1: Introduction and Species List 1 - Amphibians and Chelonians Jour. Herp. Ass. Afr. (32): 1–5
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Bauer, Aaron M.; Branch, William R. & Haacke, Wulf D. 1993. The herpetofauna of the Kamanjab area and adjacent Damaraland, Namibia. Madoqua (Windhoek), 18 (2): 117–145.
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Greig, J.C., and P.D. Burdett. 1976. Patterns in the distributions of Southern African terrestrial tortoises (Cryptodira: Testudinidae). Zool. Africana 11(2): 250–267.
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Within this range, its population is very sparse and individuals are normally rare and widely separated. The species is also increasingly rare due to
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Duméril, A. M.C., G. BIBRON & A. DUMÉRIL 1854. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 9. Paris, XX + 440 S.
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Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
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turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status
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Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status
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Ernst,C.H. and Barbour,R.W. 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. - London
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Kuhl,H. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. Hermannsche Buchhandlung, Frankfurt, 152 pp.
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and other South African succulents. Due to this diet, this little tortoise does not usually survive in
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Although this species shares much of its superficial outer appearance with its relatives in the genus
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Smith,A. 1840. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa, Reptilia. Smith, Elder, and Co., London
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Auerbach,R.D. 1987. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Botswana. Mokwepa Consultants, Botswana, 295 pp.
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Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14).
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Valverde, J. 2005. Afrikanische Landschildkröten. Reptilia (Münster) 10 (6): 18–25
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They depend on a very specialised diet including assorted Karoo bushes,
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and usually dies soon, when taken outside of its semi-desert habitat.
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The Karoo tent tortoise occurs at very low densities throughout the
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Valverde, J. 2005. African Tortoises. Reptilia (GB) (43): 12-20
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Hofmeyr, M.D.; Leuteritz, T.; Baard, E.H.W. (2018).
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Distribution: The 4981:Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on 3219: 2818: 2791:Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on 1714: 257:IUCN distribution of the Karoo tent tortoise 1540: 1538: 1536: 1502: 1500: 1498: 1469: 4024: 2951: 2890: 2825: 2811: 1721: 1707: 1126: 1107: 1044:Western 'Namaqualand' tent tortoise scutes 86: 58: 40: 1637: 1524: 1452: 1428: 1400: 268: Western 'Namaqualand' tent tortoise 1533: 1495: 14: 5221: 2254:Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise 2248:Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise 1509:"Checklist of Chelonians of the World" 1437:"Checklist of Chelonians of the World" 1321:Northern ("Bushmanland") tent tortoise 5229:IUCN Red List near threatened species 5009: 5008: 2899: 2806: 1702: 1305:Western ("Namaqualand") tent tortoise 49:Western 'Namaqualand' tent tortoise ( 1728: 1625:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1560:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010 1388:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 24: 25: 5260: 1507:Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). 1435:Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). 999: 407:Psammobates tentoria tentorioides 367:Chersinella tentoria tentorioides 5234:IUCN Red List endangered species 1817: 1554:. Vol. 5. p. 000.121. 1336:The female tent tortoise lays a 1151: 1079:Southern ("Karoo") tent tortoise 1074:are recognised by biologists: 1051: 1037: 1023: 980:almost to the southern coast of 942:and one of three members of the 773:Psammobates fiski colesbergensis 749:Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 642:Chersinella fiski colesbergensis 343:Chersinella tentoria lativittata 111: 4927: 4347: 1083:Psammobates tentorius tentorius 963: 430:Psammobates tentorius tentorius 391:Psammobates tentoria piscatella 359:Chersinella tentoria subsulcata 351:Chersinella tentoria piscatella 2832: 2236:Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise 2230:Domed Mauritius giant tortoise 2102:Santiago Island giant tortoise 1481: 1416: 1325:Psammobates tentorius verroxii 1030:Southern 'Karoo' tent tortoise 848:Loveridge & Williams, 1957 845:Psammobates tentorius verroxii 722:Chersinella verroxii boettgeri 706:Chersinella verroxii amasensis 496:Loveridge & Williams, 1957 433:Loveridge & Williams, 1957 13: 1: 2055:Chatham Island giant tortoise 1657: 1309:Psammobates tentorius trimeni 1291:Psammobates tentorius trimeni 1065: 883:Psammobates tentorius verroxi 781:Psammobates fiski cronwrighti 650:Chersinella fiski cronwrighti 493:Psammobates tentorius trimeni 469:Chersinella tentoria hexensis 415:Psammobates tentoria karruica 383:Psammobates tentoria duerdeni 375:Psammobates tentoria albanica 327:Chersinella tentoria karuella 319:Chersinella tentoria duerdeni 311:Chersinella tentoria albanica 18:Psammobates tentorius trimeni 2122:Volcán Darwin giant tortoise 2117:Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise 2107:Pinzón Island giant tortoise 1478:(Retrieved 28 February 2010) 1331: 907:Psammobates tentorius veroxi 891:Psammobates tentoria verroxi 714:Chersinella verroxii bergeri 682:Chersinella fiski orangensis 509:Psammobates tentoria trimeni 335:Chersinella tentoria karuica 7: 4994:List of Testudines families 2615:Flat-backed spider tortoise 2490:Speke's hinge-back tortoise 2480:Lobatse hinge-back tortoise 2305:Goode's thornscrub tortoise 2132:Western Santa Cruz tortoise 2112:Sierra Negra giant tortoise 2060:Eastern Santa Cruz tortoise 878:Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 824:Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 816:Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 730:Chersinella verroxii smithi 674:Chersinella fiski gricoides 504:Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 441:Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 10: 5265: 5244:Reptiles described in 1820 2475:Home's hinge-back tortoise 2470:Forest hinge-back tortoise 2465:Bell's hinge-back tortoise 2127:Volcán Wolf giant tortoise 2076:Hood Island giant tortoise 2065:Fernandina Island tortoise 1815: 1632:: e.T121936835A121936853. 1425:(Retrieved Feb. 28, 2010). 899:Testudo tentorius verroxii 690:Chersinella fiski seimundi 5017: 4977: 4934: 4920: 4882: 4768: 4741: 4606: 4376: 4354: 4338: 4271: 4137: 4099: 4017: 3986: 3834: 3798: 3789: 3589: 3568: 3414: 3301: 3292: 3239: 3210: 3155: 3087: 2940: 2931: 2909: 2908: 2881: 2840: 2789: 2750: 2646: 2628: 2605: 2577: 2539: 2516: 2498: 2485:Natal hinge-back tortoise 2455: 2427: 2404: 2384: 2328: 2285: 2262: 2218: 2190: 2172: 2140: 2050:Cerro Azul giant tortoise 2033: 1969: 1933: 1902: 1893:Aldabrachelys grandidieri 1844: 1826: 1800: 1793: 1737: 1287: 1280: 1148:Scientific classification 1146: 1124: 1115: 1106: 1101: 875:Testudo tentoria verroxii 805:Psammobates fiskii fiskii 438:Testudo tentoria tentoria 280: 273: 262: Karoo tent tortoise 256: 252: 233: 226: 108:Scientific classification 106: 84: 75: 66: 57: 48: 39: 34: 2396:Hesperotestudo percrassa 2152:Cheirogaster bacharidisi 2086:Santa Fe Island tortoise 2071:Floreana Island tortoise 2025:Chelonoidis sombrerensis 1943:African spurred tortoise 1363: 952:. Known locally as the 829:Testudo verroxii bergeri 501:Testudo tentoria trimeni 67:Northern tent tortoise ( 2315:Sonoran Desert tortoise 1395:: e.T170524A115656793. 1347: 853:Chersinella schoenlandi 837:Testudo verroxii smithi 666:Chersinella fiski grica 2242:Réunion giant tortoise 2164:Cheirogaster schafferi 2158:Cheirogaster gymnesica 1995:Chelonoidis alburyorum 1989:Yellow-footed tortoise 1961:Centrochelys vulcanica 1955:Centrochelys burchardi 1949:Centrochelys atlantica 1924:Astrochelys rogerbouri 1854:Aldabra giant tortoise 1102:Western tent tortoise 1058:Northern tent tortoise 813:Testudo smithi bergeri 698:Chersinella schonlandi 634:Testudo oscarboettgeri 5175:Paleobiology Database 5063:Psammobates_tentorius 5049:Psammobates tentorius 5019:Psammobates tentorius 2775:Spur-thighed tortoise 2712:Stylemys nebrascensis 2706:Stylemys karakolensis 2664:Stylemys calaverensis 2569:Megalochelys sondaari 2557:Megalochelys cautleyi 2526:Asian forest tortoise 2272:Burmese star tortoise 2092:Pinta Island tortoise 1885:Aldabrachelys abrupta 1614:Psammobates tentorius 1381:Psammobates tentorius 931:Psammobates tentorius 821:Testudo smithi smithi 757:Chersinella boettgeri 738:Chersinella verroxii 399:Psammobates tentoria 237:Psammobates tentorius 2765:Kleinmann's tortoise 2724:Stylemys oregonensis 2670:Stylemys canetotiana 2364:Hadrianus schucherti 2346:Hadrianus majusculus 2277:Indian star tortoise 2019:Chelonoidis sellovii 2013:Chelonoidis monensis 2001:Chelonoidis cubensis 1526:10.3897/vz.57.e30895 1454:10.3897/vz.57.e30895 864:Psammobates verrauxi 789:Psammobates depressa 540:Peltastes verreauxii 2770:Marginated tortoise 2700:Stylemys frizaciana 2563:Megalochelys margae 2447:Travancore tortoise 2370:Hadrianus utahensis 2352:Hadrianus octonaria 2040:Chelonoidis complex 1984:Red-footed tortoise 1118:Conservation status 989:habitat destruction 954:Karoo tent tortoise 485:Psammobates trimeni 477:Chersinella trimeni 303:Peltastes tentorius 78:Conservation status 27:Species of tortoise 4102:Nanhsiungchelyidae 4067:Macrocephalochelys 2781:Testudo brevitesta 2760:Hermann's tortoise 2736:Stylemys uintensis 2718:Stylemys neglectus 2682:Stylemys conspecta 2587:Geometric tortoise 2551:Megalochelys atlas 2531:Impressed tortoise 2442:Forsten's tortoise 2437:Elongated tortoise 2358:Hadrianus robustus 2035:Galápagos tortoise 2007:Chelonoidis lutzae 1513:Vertebrate Zoology 1441:Vertebrate Zoology 1273:P. t. trimeni 797:Psammobates fiskii 765:Chersinella fiskii 658:Chersinella fiski 556:Testudo verreauxii 548:Peltastes verroxii 5249:Turtles of Africa 5216: 5215: 5011:Taxon identifiers 5002: 5001: 4973: 4972: 4969: 4968: 4916: 4915: 4912: 4911: 4334: 4333: 4330: 4329: 4013: 4012: 3785: 3784: 3288: 3287: 3206: 3205: 2927: 2926: 2923: 2922: 2919: 2918: 2800: 2799: 2795:. Key: †=extinct. 2742:Stylemys undabuna 2592:Serrated tortoise 2376:Hadrianus vialovi 2340:Hadrianus corsoni 2210:Speckled padloper 2182:Angulate tortoise 1917:Radiated tortoise 1912:Angonoka tortoise 1813: 1812: 1354:mesembryanthemums 1302: 1301: 1259:P. tentorius 1141: 922: 921: 911: 903: 895: 887: 879: 868: 857: 849: 841: 833: 825: 817: 809: 801: 793: 785: 777: 769: 761: 750: 742: 734: 726: 718: 710: 702: 694: 686: 678: 670: 662: 654: 646: 638: 630: 622: 614: 610:Testudo boettgeri 606: 595: 584: 576: 568: 560: 552: 544: 536: 513: 505: 497: 489: 481: 473: 465: 442: 434: 419: 411: 403: 395: 387: 379: 371: 363: 355: 347: 339: 331: 323: 315: 307: 299: 219:P. tentorius 101: 16:(Redirected from 5256: 5209: 5208: 5196: 5195: 5183: 5182: 5170: 5169: 5157: 5156: 5144: 5143: 5131: 5130: 5118: 5117: 5105: 5104: 5092: 5091: 5079: 5078: 5066: 5065: 5053: 5052: 5051: 5038: 5037: 5036: 5006: 5005: 4932: 4931: 4925: 4924: 4437:Chupacabrachelys 4352: 4351: 4345: 4344: 4022: 4021: 3800:Carettochelyidae 3796: 3795: 3299: 3298: 3217: 3216: 2949: 2948: 2938: 2937: 2906: 2905: 2897: 2896: 2888: 2887: 2827: 2820: 2813: 2804: 2803: 2694:Stylemys emiliae 2638:Leopard tortoise 2508:Pancake tortoise 2419:Greater padloper 1836:Russian tortoise 1821: 1820: 1798: 1797: 1723: 1716: 1709: 1700: 1699: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1646: 1641: 1607: 1601: 1600: 1594: 1590: 1588: 1580: 1578: 1572:. 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1486: 1482: 1474: 1470: 1433: 1429: 1421: 1417: 1407: 1405: 1375: 1371: 1366: 1350: 1334: 1298: 1297:Boulenger, 1886 1295: 1289: 1276: 1262: 1150: 1142: 1131: 1127: 1120: 1068: 1063: 1062: 1061: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1047: 1046: 1045: 1042: 1033: 1032: 1031: 1028: 1002: 966: 918: 917: 910:Highfield, 1996 886:Pritchard, 1979 746:Testudo verroxi 626:Testudo bergeri 618:Homopus bergeri 605:Boulenger, 1903 594:Boulenger, 1889 591:Testudo smithii 583:Boulenger, 1889 575:Boulenger, 1886 567:Boulenger, 1886 527: 517: 516: 464:Boulenger, 1886 461:Testudo trimeni 456: 446: 445: 290: 286:P. t. tentorius 269: 265: 263: 259: 248: 241: 235: 222: 110: 102: 93:Near Threatened 91: 87: 80: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5262: 5252: 5251: 5246: 5241: 5236: 5231: 5214: 5213: 5211: 5210: 5197: 5184: 5171: 5158: 5145: 5132: 5119: 5106: 5093: 5080: 5067: 5054: 5039: 5023: 5021: 5015: 5014: 5000: 4999: 4997: 4996: 4989: 4988: 4987:. † = extinct. 4978: 4975: 4974: 4971: 4970: 4967: 4966: 4964: 4963: 4955: 4947: 4938: 4936: 4929: 4922: 4918: 4917: 4914: 4913: 4910: 4909: 4907: 4906: 4898: 4889: 4887: 4880: 4879: 4877: 4876: 4868: 4861: 4854: 4846: 4838: 4831: 4823: 4815: 4807: 4799: 4791: 4783: 4780:Albertwoodemys 4774: 4772: 4770:Podocnemididae 4766: 4765: 4763: 4762: 4755: 4747: 4745: 4739: 4738: 4736: 4735: 4727: 4720: 4713: 4706: 4698: 4691: 4684: 4677: 4670: 4667:Lomalatachelys 4662: 4655: 4648: 4641: 4634: 4627: 4620: 4612: 4610: 4604: 4603: 4601: 4600: 4592: 4584: 4576: 4568: 4560: 4552: 4544: 4536: 4528: 4520: 4517:Labrostochelys 4512: 4504: 4496: 4488: 4480: 4472: 4464: 4456: 4448: 4440: 4432: 4424: 4416: 4408: 4400: 4392: 4383: 4381: 4374: 4373: 4371: 4370: 4361: 4359: 4357:Araripemydidae 4349: 4342: 4336: 4335: 4332: 4331: 4328: 4327: 4325: 4324: 4316: 4308: 4300: 4292: 4284: 4275: 4273: 4269: 4268: 4266: 4265: 4257: 4249: 4241: 4233: 4225: 4217: 4209: 4201: 4193: 4185: 4177: 4169: 4161: 4153: 4144: 4142: 4135: 4134: 4132: 4131: 4123: 4115: 4106: 4104: 4097: 4096: 4094: 4093: 4085: 4077: 4070: 4062: 4059:Emarginachelys 4054: 4046: 4038: 4030: 4028: 4019: 4015: 4014: 4011: 4010: 4008: 4007: 4004:Sinaspideretes 3999: 3990: 3988: 3984: 3983: 3981: 3980: 3973: 3966: 3959: 3952: 3944: 3937: 3930: 3923: 3915: 3907: 3899: 3892: 3884: 3877: 3870: 3863: 3855: 3848: 3840: 3838: 3832: 3831: 3829: 3828: 3821: 3813: 3804: 3802: 3793: 3787: 3786: 3783: 3782: 3780: 3779: 3772: 3764: 3757: 3749: 3742: 3735: 3727: 3719: 3712: 3705: 3698: 3691: 3684: 3681:Hesperotestudo 3676: 3668: 3661: 3654: 3646: 3638: 3631: 3624: 3617: 3610: 3603: 3595: 3593: 3587: 3586: 3584: 3583: 3575: 3573: 3571:Platysternidae 3566: 3565: 3563: 3562: 3555: 3548: 3541: 3534: 3527: 3520: 3513: 3506: 3499: 3492: 3485: 3478: 3471: 3464: 3457: 3450: 3443: 3436: 3428: 3420: 3418: 3412: 3411: 3409: 3408: 3400: 3393: 3386: 3379: 3372: 3365: 3358: 3351: 3344: 3337: 3330: 3323: 3316: 3307: 3305: 3296: 3290: 3289: 3286: 3285: 3283: 3282: 3275: 3268: 3261: 3253: 3245: 3243: 3237: 3236: 3234: 3233: 3225: 3223: 3221:Dermatemydidae 3214: 3212:Kinosternoidea 3208: 3207: 3204: 3203: 3201: 3200: 3192: 3184: 3181:Procolpochelys 3176: 3168: 3159: 3157: 3153: 3152: 3150: 3149: 3141: 3133: 3125: 3118: 3110: 3102: 3093: 3091: 3089:Dermochelyidae 3085: 3084: 3082: 3081: 3073: 3065: 3057: 3050: 3042: 3034: 3027: 3019: 3011: 3003: 2996: 2988: 2981: 2978:Carolinochelys 2973: 2966: 2957: 2955: 2946: 2935: 2929: 2928: 2925: 2924: 2921: 2920: 2917: 2916: 2903: 2894: 2885: 2879: 2878: 2876: 2875: 2869: 2860: 2854: 2848: 2841: 2838: 2837: 2830: 2829: 2822: 2815: 2807: 2798: 2797: 2790: 2787: 2786: 2784: 2783: 2777: 2772: 2767: 2762: 2756: 2754: 2748: 2747: 2745: 2744: 2738: 2732: 2726: 2720: 2714: 2708: 2702: 2696: 2690: 2688:Stylemys copei 2684: 2678: 2676:Stylemys capax 2672: 2666: 2660: 2658:Stylemys botti 2653: 2651: 2644: 2643: 2641: 2640: 2634: 2632: 2626: 2625: 2623: 2622: 2617: 2611: 2609: 2603: 2602: 2600: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2583: 2581: 2575: 2574: 2572: 2571: 2565: 2559: 2553: 2546: 2544: 2537: 2536: 2534: 2533: 2528: 2522: 2520: 2514: 2513: 2511: 2510: 2504: 2502: 2496: 2495: 2493: 2492: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2467: 2461: 2459: 2453: 2452: 2450: 2449: 2444: 2439: 2433: 2431: 2425: 2424: 2422: 2421: 2416: 2410: 2408: 2402: 2401: 2399: 2398: 2391: 2389: 2387:Hesperotestudo 2382: 2381: 2379: 2378: 2372: 2366: 2360: 2354: 2348: 2342: 2335: 2333: 2326: 2325: 2323: 2322: 2320:Texas tortoise 2317: 2312: 2307: 2302: 2297: 2291: 2289: 2283: 2282: 2280: 2279: 2274: 2268: 2266: 2260: 2259: 2257: 2256: 2250: 2244: 2238: 2232: 2225: 2223: 2216: 2215: 2213: 2212: 2207: 2205:Karoo padloper 2202: 2196: 2194: 2188: 2187: 2185: 2184: 2178: 2176: 2170: 2169: 2167: 2166: 2160: 2154: 2147: 2145: 2138: 2137: 2135: 2134: 2129: 2124: 2119: 2114: 2109: 2104: 2099: 2088: 2083: 2073: 2067: 2062: 2057: 2052: 2046: 2044: 2043: 2042: 2031: 2030: 2028: 2027: 2021: 2015: 2009: 2003: 1997: 1991: 1986: 1981: 1979:Chaco tortoise 1975: 1973: 1967: 1966: 1964: 1963: 1957: 1951: 1945: 1939: 1937: 1931: 1930: 1928: 1927: 1919: 1914: 1908: 1906: 1900: 1899: 1897: 1896: 1888: 1880: 1872: 1869:A. g. daudinii 1864: 1857: 1850: 1848: 1842: 1841: 1839: 1838: 1832: 1830: 1824: 1823: 1816: 1814: 1811: 1810: 1795: 1791: 1790: 1788: 1787: 1781: 1775: 1769: 1763: 1757: 1751: 1745: 1738: 1735: 1734: 1726: 1725: 1718: 1711: 1703: 1696: 1695: 1692: 1689: 1686: 1683: 1680: 1677: 1674: 1671: 1668: 1665: 1661: 1659: 1656: 1653: 1652: 1602: 1593:|journal= 1579:on 2011-07-17. 1569:978-0965354097 1568: 1532: 1519:(2): 290–292. 1494: 1480: 1468: 1447:(2): 290–292. 1427: 1415: 1368: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1349: 1346: 1333: 1330: 1329: 1328: 1300: 1299: 1296: 1285: 1284: 1282:Trinomial name 1278: 1277: 1270: 1268: 1264: 1263: 1256: 1254: 1250: 1249: 1242: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1222: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1208: 1207: 1202: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1188: 1187: 1182: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1162: 1158: 1157: 1144: 1143: 1125: 1122: 1121: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1104: 1103: 1097: 1096: 1094: 1067: 1064: 1057: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1036: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1022: 1021: 1020: 1019: 1018: 1001: 1000:Identification 998: 965: 962: 920: 919: 916: 915: 904: 896: 888: 880: 872: 867:Villiers, 1958 861: 856:Villiers, 1958 850: 842: 834: 826: 818: 810: 802: 794: 786: 778: 770: 762: 754: 743: 735: 727: 719: 711: 703: 695: 687: 679: 671: 663: 655: 647: 639: 637:Lindholm, 1929 631: 623: 621:Lindholm, 1906 615: 607: 599: 588: 580:Testudo fiskii 577: 572:Testudo smithi 569: 561: 553: 545: 537: 528: 523:P. t. verroxii 519: 518: 515: 514: 506: 498: 490: 482: 474: 466: 457: 448: 447: 444: 443: 435: 427: 412: 404: 396: 388: 380: 372: 364: 356: 348: 340: 332: 324: 316: 308: 300: 291: 282: 281: 278: 277: 271: 270: 264: 258: 254: 253: 250: 249: 242: 231: 230: 224: 223: 216: 214: 210: 209: 202: 198: 197: 192: 188: 187: 182: 178: 177: 172: 168: 167: 162: 158: 157: 152: 148: 147: 142: 138: 137: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 104: 103: 85: 82: 81: 76: 73: 72: 69:P. t. verroxii 64: 63: 55: 54: 46: 45: 37: 36: 35:Tent tortoise 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5261: 5250: 5247: 5245: 5242: 5240: 5237: 5235: 5232: 5230: 5227: 5226: 5224: 5207: 5202: 5198: 5194: 5189: 5185: 5181: 5176: 5172: 5168: 5163: 5159: 5155: 5150: 5146: 5142: 5137: 5133: 5129: 5124: 5120: 5116: 5111: 5107: 5103: 5098: 5094: 5090: 5085: 5081: 5077: 5072: 5068: 5064: 5059: 5055: 5050: 5044: 5040: 5035: 5029: 5025: 5024: 5022: 5020: 5016: 5012: 5007: 4995: 4991: 4990: 4986: 4985: 4980: 4979: 4976: 4962: 4961: 4960:Tacuarembemys 4956: 4954: 4953: 4948: 4946: 4945: 4940: 4939: 4937: 4933: 4930: 4926: 4923: 4919: 4905: 4904: 4899: 4897: 4896: 4895:Sahonachelys 4891: 4890: 4888: 4886: 4881: 4875: 4874: 4869: 4867: 4866: 4862: 4860: 4859: 4858:Peltocephalus 4855: 4853: 4852: 4847: 4845: 4844: 4843:Lapparentemys 4839: 4837: 4836: 4832: 4830: 4829: 4824: 4822: 4821: 4816: 4814: 4813: 4808: 4806: 4805: 4800: 4798: 4797: 4792: 4790: 4789: 4784: 4782: 4781: 4776: 4775: 4773: 4771: 4767: 4761: 4760: 4756: 4754: 4753: 4749: 4748: 4746: 4744: 4743:Pelomedusidae 4740: 4734: 4733: 4732:Yaminuechelys 4728: 4726: 4725: 4721: 4719: 4718: 4714: 4712: 4711: 4707: 4705: 4704: 4703:Prochelidella 4699: 4697: 4696: 4692: 4690: 4689: 4685: 4683: 4682: 4678: 4676: 4675: 4671: 4669: 4668: 4663: 4661: 4660: 4656: 4654: 4653: 4649: 4647: 4646: 4642: 4640: 4639: 4635: 4633: 4632: 4628: 4626: 4625: 4621: 4619: 4618: 4617:Acanthochelys 4614: 4613: 4611: 4609: 4605: 4599: 4598: 4593: 4591: 4590: 4585: 4583: 4582: 4577: 4575: 4574: 4569: 4567: 4566: 4561: 4559: 4558: 4553: 4551: 4550: 4545: 4543: 4542: 4537: 4535: 4534: 4529: 4527: 4526: 4521: 4519: 4518: 4513: 4511: 4510: 4505: 4503: 4502: 4501:Kinkonychelys 4497: 4495: 4494: 4489: 4487: 4486: 4485:Itapecuruemys 4481: 4479: 4478: 4473: 4471: 4470: 4465: 4463: 4462: 4457: 4455: 4454: 4449: 4447: 4446: 4445:Eotaphrosphys 4441: 4439: 4438: 4433: 4431: 4430: 4425: 4423: 4422: 4417: 4415: 4414: 4409: 4407: 4406: 4401: 4399: 4398: 4393: 4391: 4390: 4385: 4384: 4382: 4380: 4379:Bothremydidae 4375: 4369: 4368: 4363: 4362: 4360: 4358: 4353: 4350: 4346: 4343: 4341: 4337: 4323: 4322: 4317: 4315: 4314: 4309: 4307: 4306: 4301: 4299: 4298: 4293: 4291: 4290: 4289:Argillochelys 4285: 4283: 4282: 4277: 4276: 4274: 4270: 4264: 4263: 4258: 4256: 4255: 4254:Santanachelys 4250: 4248: 4247: 4242: 4240: 4239: 4234: 4232: 4231: 4226: 4224: 4223: 4218: 4216: 4215: 4210: 4208: 4207: 4202: 4200: 4199: 4198:Desmatochelys 4194: 4192: 4191: 4186: 4184: 4183: 4182:Calcarichelys 4178: 4176: 4175: 4170: 4168: 4167: 4166:Atlantochelys 4162: 4160: 4159: 4154: 4152: 4151: 4146: 4145: 4143: 4141: 4140:Protostegidae 4136: 4130: 4129: 4128:Jiangxichelys 4124: 4122: 4121: 4116: 4114: 4113: 4112:Anomalochelys 4108: 4107: 4105: 4103: 4098: 4092: 4091: 4090:Protochelydra 4086: 4084: 4083: 4082:Planiplastron 4078: 4076: 4075: 4071: 4069: 4068: 4063: 4061: 4060: 4055: 4053: 4052: 4047: 4045: 4044: 4039: 4037: 4036: 4032: 4031: 4029: 4027: 4023: 4020: 4016: 4006: 4005: 4000: 3998: 3997: 3992: 3991: 3989: 3985: 3979: 3978: 3974: 3972: 3971: 3967: 3965: 3964: 3960: 3958: 3957: 3953: 3951: 3950: 3945: 3943: 3942: 3938: 3936: 3935: 3931: 3929: 3928: 3924: 3922: 3921: 3916: 3914: 3913: 3908: 3906: 3905: 3900: 3898: 3897: 3893: 3891: 3890: 3889:Drazinderetes 3885: 3883: 3882: 3878: 3876: 3875: 3871: 3869: 3868: 3864: 3862: 3861: 3856: 3854: 3853: 3849: 3847: 3846: 3842: 3841: 3839: 3837: 3833: 3827: 3826: 3825:Carettochelys 3822: 3820: 3819: 3814: 3812: 3811: 3806: 3805: 3803: 3801: 3797: 3794: 3792: 3788: 3778: 3777: 3773: 3771: 3770: 3765: 3763: 3762: 3758: 3756: 3755: 3750: 3748: 3747: 3743: 3741: 3740: 3736: 3734: 3733: 3728: 3726: 3725: 3720: 3718: 3717: 3713: 3711: 3710: 3709:Malacochersus 3706: 3704: 3703: 3699: 3697: 3696: 3692: 3690: 3689: 3685: 3683: 3682: 3677: 3675: 3674: 3669: 3667: 3666: 3662: 3660: 3659: 3655: 3653: 3652: 3647: 3645: 3644: 3639: 3637: 3636: 3632: 3630: 3629: 3625: 3623: 3622: 3618: 3616: 3615: 3611: 3609: 3608: 3604: 3602: 3601: 3600:Aldabrachelys 3597: 3596: 3594: 3592: 3588: 3582: 3581: 3577: 3576: 3574: 3572: 3567: 3561: 3560: 3556: 3554: 3553: 3549: 3547: 3546: 3542: 3540: 3539: 3535: 3533: 3532: 3528: 3526: 3525: 3521: 3519: 3518: 3514: 3512: 3511: 3507: 3505: 3504: 3500: 3498: 3497: 3493: 3491: 3490: 3486: 3484: 3483: 3482:Leucocephalon 3479: 3477: 3476: 3472: 3470: 3469: 3465: 3463: 3462: 3458: 3456: 3455: 3451: 3449: 3448: 3444: 3442: 3441: 3437: 3435: 3434: 3433:Banhxeochelys 3429: 3427: 3426: 3422: 3421: 3419: 3417: 3413: 3407: 3406: 3401: 3399: 3398: 3394: 3392: 3391: 3387: 3385: 3384: 3380: 3378: 3377: 3373: 3371: 3370: 3366: 3364: 3363: 3359: 3357: 3356: 3352: 3350: 3349: 3345: 3343: 3342: 3338: 3336: 3335: 3331: 3329: 3328: 3324: 3322: 3321: 3317: 3315: 3314: 3309: 3308: 3306: 3304: 3300: 3297: 3295: 3294:Testudinoidea 3291: 3281: 3280: 3276: 3274: 3273: 3269: 3267: 3266: 3262: 3260: 3259: 3254: 3252: 3251: 3247: 3246: 3244: 3242: 3241:Kinosternidae 3238: 3232: 3231: 3227: 3226: 3224: 3222: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3209: 3199: 3198: 3193: 3191: 3190: 3189:Protosphargis 3185: 3183: 3182: 3177: 3175: 3174: 3169: 3167: 3166: 3161: 3160: 3158: 3154: 3148: 3147: 3142: 3140: 3139: 3134: 3132: 3131: 3126: 3124: 3123: 3119: 3117: 3116: 3111: 3109: 3108: 3103: 3101: 3100: 3095: 3094: 3092: 3090: 3086: 3080: 3079: 3074: 3072: 3071: 3066: 3064: 3063: 3058: 3056: 3055: 3051: 3049: 3048: 3043: 3041: 3040: 3035: 3033: 3032: 3028: 3026: 3025: 3020: 3018: 3017: 3012: 3010: 3009: 3004: 3002: 3001: 2997: 2995: 2994: 2989: 2987: 2986: 2982: 2980: 2979: 2974: 2972: 2971: 2967: 2965: 2964: 2959: 2958: 2956: 2954: 2950: 2947: 2945:(Sea turtles) 2943: 2939: 2936: 2934: 2930: 2914: 2913: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2889: 2886: 2884: 2880: 2874: 2870: 2868: 2864: 2861: 2859: 2855: 2853: 2849: 2847: 2843: 2842: 2839: 2835: 2828: 2823: 2821: 2816: 2814: 2809: 2808: 2805: 2794: 2788: 2782: 2778: 2776: 2773: 2771: 2768: 2766: 2763: 2761: 2758: 2757: 2755: 2753: 2749: 2743: 2739: 2737: 2733: 2731: 2727: 2725: 2721: 2719: 2715: 2713: 2709: 2707: 2703: 2701: 2697: 2695: 2691: 2689: 2685: 2683: 2679: 2677: 2673: 2671: 2667: 2665: 2661: 2659: 2655: 2654: 2652: 2650: 2645: 2639: 2636: 2635: 2633: 2631: 2627: 2621: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2612: 2610: 2608: 2604: 2598: 2597:Tent tortoise 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2584: 2582: 2580: 2576: 2570: 2566: 2564: 2560: 2558: 2554: 2552: 2548: 2547: 2545: 2543: 2538: 2532: 2529: 2527: 2524: 2523: 2521: 2519: 2515: 2509: 2506: 2505: 2503: 2501: 2500:Malacochersus 2497: 2491: 2488: 2486: 2483: 2481: 2478: 2476: 2473: 2471: 2468: 2466: 2463: 2462: 2460: 2458: 2454: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2434: 2432: 2430: 2426: 2420: 2417: 2415: 2412: 2411: 2409: 2407: 2403: 2397: 2393: 2392: 2390: 2388: 2383: 2377: 2373: 2371: 2367: 2365: 2361: 2359: 2355: 2353: 2349: 2347: 2343: 2341: 2337: 2336: 2334: 2332: 2327: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2308: 2306: 2303: 2301: 2298: 2296: 2293: 2292: 2290: 2288: 2284: 2278: 2275: 2273: 2270: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2261: 2255: 2251: 2249: 2245: 2243: 2239: 2237: 2233: 2231: 2227: 2226: 2224: 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Index

Psammobates tentorius trimeni


Conservation status
Near Threatened
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Psammobates
Binomial name
Kuhl
Synonyms
P. t. tentorius
ex errore
P. t. trimeni
P. t. verroxii
species
tortoise
genus
Psammobates
Namibia
Karoo

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