Central Asian Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

Central Asian Tortoises love to dig burrows where they hide, breed, and protect themselves from the cold.

Estatuto de conservação

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  • Não avaliado
  • Dados insuficientes
  • LC
    Pouco preocupante
  • NT
    Quase ameaçado
  • VU
    Vulnerável
  • EN
    Em perigo
  • CR
    Criticamente em perigo
  • EW
    Extinto na natureza
  • EX
    Extinto

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    Length
    12 to 20 cm
    Weight
    1,5kg to 2kg
    Lifespan
    40 years
    Diet
    Grasses, flowers, leaves and fruits
    Reproduction
    2 to 6 eggs
    Morphology

    Central Asian Tortoises, also called Steppe Tortoises, are extremely territorial. They exhibit sexual dimorphism, where females are larger than males. They are the only tortoises in the Testudo genus that have only 4 toes on their forelimbs, instead of 5 toes.

    Reproduction

    An oviparous species that lays 2 to 6 eggs. It reaches sexual maturity at 10 years of age and the mating season occurs between March and June.

    Habitat

    Native to Central Asia, from the countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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