Common name:
Forsten's tortoiseESF category:
BIUCN category:
EndangeredCITES:
INT - Appendix II
EU - Appendix BRegistered animals:
63Studbook coordinators:
Rein Wiarda
Patrick van den Elshout
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Species Description
Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) is one of three tortoise species placed in the genus Indotestudo, the others being the elongated tortoise (I. elongata), and travancore tortoise (I.travancorica).