Characteristics

ClassificationOrder: turtles; family: tortoises
DietSedges, worms, insects and other small animals
HabitatPredominantly humid forests, but also savannahs in Africa
Reproduction2– 4 eggs per clutch; incubation period: 130–150 days

Status according to Red List

More information you will get on the web page of the IUCN Red List.

Verbreitungsgebiet Westliche Glattrand-Gelenkschildkröte: Angola, Äthiopien, Burundi, Eritrea, Kenia, Ruanda, Somalia, Südsudan, Sudan, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik