Kleinmann's tortoise
testudo kleinmanni latin

Kleinmann's tortoise becomes sexually mature when about 10-20 years old.

Kleinmann's tortoise is the smallest tortoise in the northern hemisphere.

Kleinmann's Tortoise, which is rapidly nearing extinction in the wild, was successfully bred in 2007.

Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), often called Egyptian tortoise and occasionally Leith's tortoise.

Kleinmann's tortoises live in deserts and semi-arid habitats, usually with compact sand and gravel plains, scattered rocks, shallow, sandy wadis, dry woodlands, shrubby areas, and coastal salt marsh habitats.

In 1994 they founded Tortoise Care Egypt, a group of international and local organizations and individuals, with the aim to built up a captive breeding project for the critically endangered Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) which was extirpated in Egypt.

On the IUCN Redlist, Kleinmann's Tortoise is classified as CR A2abcd+3d. It is estimated that less than three Testudo generations ago, there were 55-56,000 adult Kleinmann's tortoises.

Egyptian tortoises (Testudo kleinmanni)

Land tortoise carapaces from Testudo Kleinmanni were used as sounding boards for lutes, harps and mandolins.

Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), often called Egyptian tortoise and occasionally Leith's tortoise.

In 1994 they founded Tortoise Care Egypt, a group of international and local organizations and individuals, with the aim to built up a captive breeding project for the critically endangered Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) which was extirpated in Egypt.