pancake tortoise
Also known as Malacochersus tornieri
species of reptile
Species
Critically EndangeredCrevice Tortoise
species
Observations152
餅乾龜（學名：Malacochersus tornieri，英文名：Pancake tortoise）又名薄餅龜、非洲軟甲陸龜、扁陸龜、東非薄餅龜、石縫陸龜，原生地於坦桑尼亞和肯尼亞 ，其名稱來自其扁平的外殼。牠是扁陸龜屬的單屬種。
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The pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) is a species of flat-shelled tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Tanzania and Kenya. There are also small populations in northern Zambia. Its common name refers to the flat shape of its shell.
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