Kleinmann's tortoise

Kleinmann's tortoise
Five-year-old specimen of Kleinmann's tortoise
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Testudo
Species:
T. kleinmanni
Binomial name
Testudo kleinmanni
Lortet, 1883
Range map of the Egyptian tortoise; red color indicates remaining range, and black indicates extinct range
Synonyms
  • Testudo leithii
    Günther, 1869
  • Peltastes leithii
    — Gray, 1870
  • Testudo kleinmanni
    Lortet, 1883
  • Medaestia leithi [sic]
    Wussow, 1916 (ex errore)
  • Testudo leithi
    — M.A. Smith, 1931
  • Pseudotestudo kleinmanni
    — Adler, 1958
  • Psuedotestudo kleinmanni
    — Highfield & Martin, 1989
  • Testudo kleinmanii [sic]
    Gerlach, 2001 (ex errore)
  • Testudo werneri
    Perälä, 2001

Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), also called commonly the Egyptian tortoise, Leith's tortoise, and the Negev tortoise, is a critically endangered species of cryptodire turtle in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Egypt, Libya, and Israel. The species was once more widespread, but its numbers are now dwindling. The species is nearly extinct in Egypt, and complete extinction in the wild is a looming threat unless more actions are taken to protect this species.

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