Kleinmann's tortoise

Kleinmann's tortoise
Five-year-old specimen of Kleinmann's tortoise
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Testudo
Species:
T. kleinmanni
Binomial name
Testudo kleinmanni
Lortet, 1883
Range map of the Egyptian tortoise; red color indicates remaining range, and black indicates extinct range
Synonyms[3]
  • Testudo leithii Günther, 1869
  • Peltastes leithii (Günther, 1869)
  • Testudo kleinmanni Lortet, 1883
  • Medaestia leithi (Günther, 1869) (ex errore)
  • Testudo leithi (Günther, 1869) (ex errore)
  • Pseudotestudo kleinmanni (Lortet, 1883)
  • Testudo kleinmanii (Lortet, 1883) (ex errore)
  • Testudo werneri Perälä, 2001

Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), also called commonly the Egyptian tortoise, Leith's tortoise, and the Negev tortoise, is a critically endangered species of cryptodire turtle in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Libya and possibly extinct in Egypt.[1] The species was once more widespread, but its numbers are now dwindling, and complete extinction in the wild is a looming threat unless more actions are taken to protect this species.

  1. ^ a b Perälä, J. (2003). "Testudo kleinmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T21652A9306908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T21652A9306908.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 302. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.