Furrowed turtle
Centrochelys sulcata
Distribution
Africa, in a large Sahel-Sudanese strip, from Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia.
Habitat
savannahs, semi-desert areas
Method of reproduction
oviparous
Incubation
3 months
Number of eggs
13 - 31 eggs per clutch, 2 to 4 clutches per year
Longevity
up to 100 years
Weight
up to 100 kg
Size
up to 80 cm
Diet
Scavenger and herbivore
Conservation status
:
Vulnerable
A turtle plus plus plus!
The furrowed tortoise is the largest tortoise in Africa: males can weigh 100 kg. It is also the one found in the most arid areas, and which digs the longest burrows: the galleries reach 15 meters long!
You can observe it from May to October (depending on the weather!) in a park shared with dwarf goats. Don’t worry if you see one of them on its back: it stands up on its own!
