Egyptian Tortoise

"There are probably only 7,500 Egyptian land turtles left in the wild," he said.

Egyptische Landschildpad

  • Testudo kleinmanni

    Scientific name

  • Droge gebieden in Libië en Egypte

    Habitat

  • Bladeren, gras en bloemen

    Food

  • 26 - 60 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 160 - 450 gram

    Weight

  • 1 - 5 eieren

    Number of eggs

  • 70 - 111 dagen

    Breeding time

  • Ernstig bedreigd

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 60

    years, that's how old I can get

  • 111

    days, that's how long it can take for my eggs to hatch

  • 5

    Eggs, so many I can lay

Small but fine

The Egyptian land tortoise is one of the smallest land tortoises in the world. Males grow no taller than 10 centimeters. Females are slightly larger; about 15 centimeters. Because they are small, they are less noticeable to predators. They also have good camouflage that helps them do this!

Disappeared

Egyptian land turtles live in the wild in..... No, not in Egypt but in Libya. Not so long ago, they also lived in Egypt. There, these tortoises have now all disappeared. This is because they are caught a lot to be sold as pets. If this trade continues there will soon be no Egyptian tortoises left in the wild in Libya either.

Want to know more about IUCN status or the EEP? Clickhere.