Central Asian Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844
Also calledFirtået Landskildpadde (dan) · Korytnačka stepná (slk) · Russische Landschildkröte (deu) · Rysk stäppsköldpadda (swe) · Steppenschildkrote (deu) · Steppenschildkröte (deu) · Sztyeppi teknős (hun) · Tartaruga-russa (por) · Testuggine di Horsfield (ita) · Tortue Des Steppes (fra) · Tortue d'Horsfield (fra) · Tortue de Horsfield (fra) · Tortue des steppes (La) (fra) · Tortuga Terrestre Afgana (spa)
First described in: Gray, J. E. Catalogue of Tortoises, Crocodilians, and Amphisbaenians in the Collection of the British Museum.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution in Afghanistan. Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Farah, Ghazni, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kunduz, Nimroz, Paktika and Zabul Provinces (Wagner et al. 2016; Jablonski et al. 2019 b, 2021 e), representing 35 % of all provinces.
The herpetofaunal diversity of Takhar Province, Afghanistan
materials_examined
Holotype: BMNH 1947.3. 4.3 (illustrated and photographed in Perälä 1997: 7, 22). Homopus burnesii Blyth 1854: 642 Holotype: ZSI 793 (Das et al. 1998: 127; Kundu et al. 2018: 18, photographed therein, p 20). Testudo baluchiorum Annandale 1906: 75 Holotype: ZSI 11420 (Das et al. 1998: 127; Kundu et al. 2018: 18; photographed therein, p. 20). Testudo hardwickei Cotton 1918: 114 Holotype: Not designated.
A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)
distribution
Distribution in Afghanistan. This tortoise is probably distributed throughout Afghanistan except the central massif of Hindu Kush and its valleys (Wagner et al. 2016 and see remarks therein for additional localities with an unclear position; Fig. 2). It is currently known from provinces of Balkh, Farah, Ghazni, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kunduz and Nimroz.
Additional data to the herpetofauna of Afghanistan
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2441514.