Afghan tortoise  (Testudo horsfieldii)

Facts

Also known as:Central Asian tortoise, Russian tortoise, four-toed tortoise, Horsfield's tortoise and steppe tortoise
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Testudinidae
Genus Testudo (1)
Size Carapace length: to 22 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). There are at least three recognised subspecies: T. horsfieldii kazachtanica, T. horsfieldii rustmovi and T. horsfieldii horsfieldii (4).