Central Asian Tortoise
(Testudo horsfieldi)
Familie: Tortoises (Testudinidae)
Orden: Turtles (Testudines).		 Click to see large distribution map

Other names:  Afghan Tortoise. Occasionally another latin name, Agrionemys horsfieldi, is used for this turtle.
Size:  Up to 22 cm.
Distribution:  Central Asia (southeastern Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, western China).





















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Rune Midtgaard
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The Central Asian Tortoise is a small, hardy tortoise species.
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