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Basic information
Centrochelys sulcata
African Spurred Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyTortoises
GenusAfrican spurred tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva ostruhatá
- English name
- African Spurred Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Grooved Tortoise, Sahel Tortoise, Spornschildkröte, Sulcata Tortoise
- Synonyms
- Testudo calcarata, Testudo radiata var. senegalensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 1,010 mm
- Body mass
- max 81,000 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 100 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 14–40 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~3 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · S9KW · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4