African spurred tortoise
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phylum | Chordata | The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, and the only species in the genus Centrochelys.
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clade | Anapsida | |
order | Testudines | |
suborder | Cryptodira | |
family | Testudinidae | |
genus | Centrochelys | |
species | C. sulcata |