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Basic information
Psammobates tentorius
Tent Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyTortoises
GenusTent tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva sluníčková
- English name
- Tent Tortoise
- Alternative names
- South African Starred Tortoise
- Synonyms
- Homopus bergeri, Chersinella fiski colesbergensis, Chersinella fiski cronwrighti, Chersinella fiski grica, Chersinella fiski gricoides, Chersinella fiski orangensis, Chersinella schonlandi, Chersinella tentoria albanica, Chersinella tentoria duerdeni, Chersinella tentoria hexensis, Chersinella tentoria karuella, Chersinella tentoria karuica, Chersinella tentoria lativittata, Chersinella tentoria piscatella, Chersinella tentoria subsulcata, Chersinella tentoria tentorioides, Chersinella verroxii amasensis, Peltastes verreauxii, Psammobates depressa, Psammobates fiski colesbergensis, Testudo boettgeri, Testudo fiski, Testudo geometrica var. nigriventris, Testudo oscar-boettgeri, Testudo oscarboettgeri, Testudo seimundi, Testudo smithi, Testudo tentoria, Testudo trimeni
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 679 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 10.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–3 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4NBHM · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4