棲息地

非洲查德、馬利、尼日、蘇丹等地區。棲息於沙漠週邊或熱帶草原等開闊乾燥區域。

生殖

卵生，秋冬季產卵，一次可產17個球形卵。孵化期約需7個月。

特徵與習性

加拉巴哥象龜、亞達伯拉象龜、蘇卡達象龜是世界三大陸龜，蘇卡達象龜體型排第三，分布於非洲。 以高纖維植物為主食來攝取足夠的水份，背甲前後緣為鋸齒狀，前肢鱗片大而重疊。公龜有成對且格外突出的咽盾，某些公龜的緣盾會明顯捲曲。清晨及黃昏開始活動，太熱時會把較冷的泥沙潑在殼上並分泌大量唾液，把唾液塗在前腳上降溫。 The African spurred tortoise has brown shell. Some of the males have an obvious curl on the edge of the shell. Living in desert, it mostly acts in the early morning or evening to avoid the sun and high temperatures during the day. It absorb most of the water through high-fiber plants. The African spurred tortoise is very strong and highly active.