Egyptian Tortoise
(Testudo kleinmanni)
Familie: Tortoises (Testudinidae)
Orden: Turtles (Testudines).		 Click to see large distribution map

Other names:  Kleinmann's Tortoise.
Size:  Up to 14 cm.
Distribution:  Northern Libya and Egypt. Even in recent publications the Egyptian tortoise is said to live in Israel and the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt), but these populations are now regarded as a separate species, the Negev tortoise (Testudo werneri), first described in 2002.





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Rune Midtgaard
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The Egyptian Tortoise is one of the most threatened tortoise species.
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