Tent Tortoise

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One of three species under the genus Psammobates, the tent tortoise is indigenous to southern Africa. Named for the unique structure of the carapace, the tent tortoise has three subspecies and all are becoming rare due to habitat destruction and collecting for the illegal pet trade.

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Mary Robinson

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One of three species under the genus Psammobates, the tent tortoise is indigenous to southern Africa. Named for the unique structure of the carapace, the tent tortoise has three subspecies and all are becoming rare due to habitat destruction and collecting for the illegal pet trade.

Kalahari Tent Tortoise - Namibia

A small tortoise found mostly in the Kalahari Desert area of southern Namibia.
http://www.namibian.org/travel/reptiles/tortoises/kalahari-tent-tortoise.html
Namaqualand Tent Tortoise

Similar to the Bushmanland tent tortoise, very little is known about the life history of this species, and few studies have been performed. Because they occur primarily in the winter rainfall parts of the Namaqualand region, it can be assumed that they would include a variety of succulent plants in their diet, especially during the drier times of the year.
http://academic.sun.ac.za/capeherp/cederberg/cheloniannamaquatent.htm
Geometric Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The geometric tortoise is a critically endangered species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus, Psammobates. It is found in a very small section in the South-Western Cape of South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_tortoise
Turtle Conservancy - Geometric Tortoise Program

The diminutive Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) is one of the world's most beautiful chelonians with its domed carapace and stunning egg-yolk and black radiating pattern. It is the Faberg Egg of the tortoise world. Fully grown, it reaches only five to six inches.
http://www.turtleconservancy.org/programs/geometric-tortoise
Psammobates Geometricus (Geometric Tortoise)

Find population statistics and information from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18398/0
African Tent Tortoise - Psammobates tentorius - WAZA

The African Tent tortoise is a highly polymorphic species. The carapace is compact, domed and the sides are rounded. The well defined starred pattern varies greatly and does not always extend to the plastron.
http://www.waza.org/en/zoo/select-a-region/africa/reptiles/turtles/psammobates-tentorius
Tent Tortoises - Kidzone

The Serrated Tortoise is very unique-looking. It is often referred to as the geometric tortoise because of its neat shell patterns!
http://www.kidzone.ws/animal-facts/turtles/geometric-tortoise.htm
Geometric Tortoise - ARKive

The geometric tortoise, a medium-sized terrestrial tortoise, is the rarest of the three Psammobates species restricted to southern Africa.
http://www.arkive.org/geometric-tortoise/psammobates-geometricus/
Serrated Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The serrated tortoise, Psammobates oculifer, Kalahari-Strahlenschildkrote, is a species of tortoise that occurs in the Kalahari desert regions of southern Africa. Also known as the Kalahari tent tortoise, it is one of three members of the genus, Psammobates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serrated_tortoise
Tent Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The tent tortoise is a species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus, Psammobates. Known locally as the Karoo tent tortoise, this highly variable species is found in the Karoo and semi-desert regions of Southern Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_tortoise

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Geometric tortoise


Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Psammobates
Species:	P. geometricus
Binomial name
*Psammobates geometricus* ( Linnaeus, 1758) ^[3]
Synonyms
Testudo geometrica Linnaeus, 1758 Testudo luteola Daudin, 1801 Chersine geometrica Merrem, 1820 Psammobates geometricus Fitzinger, 1843 Peltastes geographicus Gray, 1869 Peltastes geometricus Gray, 1870 Peltastes geometrica Gray, 1872 Chersinella geometrica Hewitt, 1933 Chersinella strauchi Hewitt, 1933 Psammobates geometrica Obst, 1978 Geochelone geometrica Obst, 1980 Psammnobates geometricus Ulber, 1996

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Kalahari Tent Tortoise - Namibia

A small tortoise found mostly in the Kalahari Desert area of southern Namibia.
http://www.namibian.org/travel/reptiles/tortoises/kalahari-tent-tortoise.html
Namaqualand Tent Tortoise

Similar to the Bushmanland tent tortoise, very little is known about the life history of this species, and few studies have been performed. Because they occur primarily in the winter rainfall parts of the Namaqualand region, it can be assumed that they would include a variety of succulent plants in their diet, especially during the drier times of the year.
http://academic.sun.ac.za/capeherp/cederberg/cheloniannamaquatent.htm
Geometric Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The geometric tortoise is a critically endangered species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus, Psammobates. It is found in a very small section in the South-Western Cape of South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_tortoise
Turtle Conservancy - Geometric Tortoise Program

The diminutive Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) is one of the world's most beautiful chelonians with its domed carapace and stunning egg-yolk and black radiating pattern. It is the Faberg Egg of the tortoise world. Fully grown, it reaches only five to six inches.
http://www.turtleconservancy.org/programs/geometric-tortoise
Psammobates Geometricus (Geometric Tortoise)

Find population statistics and information from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18398/0
African Tent Tortoise - Psammobates tentorius - WAZA

The African Tent tortoise is a highly polymorphic species. The carapace is compact, domed and the sides are rounded. The well defined starred pattern varies greatly and does not always extend to the plastron.
http://www.waza.org/en/zoo/select-a-region/africa/reptiles/turtles/psammobates-tentorius
Tent Tortoises - Kidzone

The Serrated Tortoise is very unique-looking. It is often referred to as the geometric tortoise because of its neat shell patterns!
http://www.kidzone.ws/animal-facts/turtles/geometric-tortoise.htm
Geometric Tortoise - ARKive

The geometric tortoise, a medium-sized terrestrial tortoise, is the rarest of the three Psammobates species restricted to southern Africa.
http://www.arkive.org/geometric-tortoise/psammobates-geometricus/
Serrated Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The serrated tortoise, Psammobates oculifer, Kalahari-Strahlenschildkrote, is a species of tortoise that occurs in the Kalahari desert regions of southern Africa. Also known as the Kalahari tent tortoise, it is one of three members of the genus, Psammobates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serrated_tortoise
Tent Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The tent tortoise is a species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus, Psammobates. Known locally as the Karoo tent tortoise, this highly variable species is found in the Karoo and semi-desert regions of Southern Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_tortoise

Geometric tortoise


Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Psammobates
Species:	P. geometricus
Binomial name
*Psammobates geometricus* ( Linnaeus, 1758) ^[3]
Synonyms
Testudo geometrica Linnaeus, 1758 Testudo luteola Daudin, 1801 Chersine geometrica Merrem, 1820 Psammobates geometricus Fitzinger, 1843 Peltastes geographicus Gray, 1869 Peltastes geometricus Gray, 1870 Peltastes geometrica Gray, 1872 Chersinella geometrica Hewitt, 1933 Chersinella strauchi Hewitt, 1933 Psammobates geometrica Obst, 1978 Geochelone geometrica Obst, 1980 Psammnobates geometricus Ulber, 1996

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Tent Tortoise

One of three species under the genus Psammobates, the tent tortoise is indigenous to southern Africa. Named for the unique structure of the carapace, the tent tortoise has three subspecies and all are becoming rare due to habitat destruction and collecting for the illegal pet trade.

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