Centrochelys
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| Centrochelys sulcata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Centrochelys Gray, 1872 |
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Centrochelys is a genus of tortoise. It contains one living species, the African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), native to the Sahel and adjacent areas. A number of fossil species have been attributed to this genus, but their placement in the genus is considered equivocal.[1]
- †"Centrochelys" atlantica[2] Sal Island, Cape Verde, Pleistocene[1]
- †"Centrochelys" burchardi[2] Tenerife, Canary Islands, Middle Pleistocene carapace length 80–100 centimetres (2.6–3.3 ft).[1]
- †"Centrochelys" marocana[2] Morocco, North Africa, latest Pliocene-earliest Pleistocene, c. 2.6 mya carapace length ~200 centimetres (6.6 ft).[1]
- †“Centrochelys” punica Tunisia, North Africa, Early Pliocene carapace length ~150–200 centimetres (4.9–6.6 ft).[1]
- †"Centrochelys" vulcanica[2] Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Pliocene only known from femur, estimated carapace length 61 centimetres (2.00 ft)[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.[3][4]
Centrochelys robusta from the Pleistocene of Malta has been transferred to the extinct genus Solitudo.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Georgalis, Georgios L.; Macaluso, Loredana; Delfino, Massimo (2021-04-02). "A Review of the Fossil Record of Afro-Arabian Turtles of the Clade Testudinoidea" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 62 (1). doi:10.3374/014.062.0103. ISSN 0079-032X.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Valenti, P.; Vlachos, E.; Kehlmaier, C.; Fritz, U.; Georgalis, G.L.; Hernández Luján, À.; Miccichè, R.; Sineo, L.; Delfino, M. (2022). "The last of the large-sized tortoises of the Mediterranean islands". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 196 (4): 1704–1717. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac044.
