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Psammobates geometricus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Psammobates geometricus
Species Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name/s:
English – Geometric Tortoise
French – Sakafi, Tortue Géométrique
Spanish – Sacafi, Tortuga Geométrica
Synonym/s:
Testudo geometrica Linnaeus, 1758

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A1ac, B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Vulnerable (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
South Africa
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Psammobates geometricus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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