Moderate protection. This category means that there is no direct danger of extinction for the species in the wild but close monitoring of the population stays important. This category will also be given to species of which the captive population is very small and or consists of a very limited number of bloodlines so careful breeding stays necessary.
ESF category - B
IUCN - VU
Geochelone elegans
The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a threatened species of tortoise found in dry areas and scrub forest in India and Sri Lanka.
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ESF category - B
IUCN - VU
Heosemys grandis
The giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis) inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies
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ESF category - B
IUCN - EN
Indotestudo elongata
Elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
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ESF category - B
IUCN - EN
Indotestudo forstenii
Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) is one of three tortoise species placed in the genus Indotestudo
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ESF category - B
IUCN - DD
Kinixys erosa
The forest hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys erosa), serrated hinge-back tortoise, or Schweigger's tortoise is a species of turtle in the Testudinidae family.
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ESF category - B
IUCN - VU
Kinixys homeana
Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
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ESF category - B
IUCN - VU
Kinixys nogueyi
Shell colour can vary greatly with this species with some dark brown and bland to others with a sandy base colour with speckled and dappled markings
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ESF category - B
IUCN - LC
Kinyxis belliana
Bell's hinge-back tortoise is a medium-sized light brown tortoise. They can grow up to 22 cm.
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ESF category - B
IUCN - LC
Stigmochelys pardalis babcocki "Uganda"
The leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of eastern and southern Africa
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ESF category - B
IUCN - EN
Testudo hermanni hermanni
Hermann's tortoises are small to medium-sized tortoises from southern Europe
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