Ploughshare tortoise  (Astrochelys yniphora)

This extremely rare tortoise is endemic to Madagascar. It is thought that only around 600 individuals remain in the wild (7). These individuals occur in just five isolated and small populations in a 30 kilometre radius of Baly Bay in north western Madagascar (8).

The ploughshare tortoise is found in dry forests in course grass and in scrubby habitats close to bamboo forests (6).