Centrochelys
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| Centrochelys | |
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| Centrochelys sulcata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Centrochelys Gray, 1872 |
Centrochelys is a genus of tortoise. It contains one extant species and several extinct species:
- †Centrochelys atlantica[1]
- †Centrochelys burchardi[1]
- †Centrochelys marocana[1]
- †Centrochelys robusta[1]
- †Centrochelys vulcanica[1]
- Centrochelys sulcata (African spurred tortoise)
The largest species, C. marocana, reached 180–200 cm (5.9–6.6 ft) in carapace length.[1]
The conservation status of Centrochelys sulcata has been changed from Vulnerable to Threatened with extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because of seasonal wildfires, the international pet trade, and competition for food and space with other domestic animals.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2022.
- ^ Eshar, David; Gancz, Ady Y.; Avni-Magen, Nili; Wagshal, Effi; Pohlman, Lisa M.; Mitchell, Mark A. (December 2016). "Selected Plasma Biochemistry Analytes of Healthy Captive Sulcata (African Spurred) Tortoises (Centrochelys Sulcata)". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 47 (4): 993–999. doi:10.1638/2016-0051.1. ISSN 1042-7260. PMID 28080924. S2CID 24158913.
- ^ Petrozzi, Fabio; Hema, Emmanuel M.; Ségniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé; Amadi, Nioking; Akani, Godfrey C.; Burke, Russell L.; Chirio, Laurent; Luiselli, Luca (2019-06-14). "Correlates of African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, Occurrence in the West African Sahel". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 18 (1): 19. doi:10.2744/CCB-1302.1. ISSN 1071-8443. S2CID 196646719.
