List of turtles of Africa
This is an incomplete list of turtles and tortoises found in Africa.
| Image | Common Name(s) | Scientific name | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | African spurred tortoise or Sulcata tortoise | Centrochelys sulcata | southern edge of the Sahara Desert | Third largest species of tortoise in the world; the largest non-island species |
 | African helmeted turtle Marsh terrapin | Pelomedusa subrufa | Very wide range | |
 | Aldabra giant tortoise | Aldabrachelys gigantea | Seychelles | |
 | Angonoka tortoise | Astrochelys yniphora | native to Madagascar | |
| Aubry's flapshell turtle | Cycloderma aubryi | Democratic Republic of Congo, Zaire, Gabon, Angola and theCentral African Republic | ||
 | East African black mud turtle | Pelusios subniger | East Africa | |
 | Geometric tortoise | Psammobates geometricus | Cape area of South Africa | |
 | Leopard tortoise | Stigmochelys pardalis | savannah from Sudan to South Africa | |
| Lobatse hinge-back tortoise | Kinixys lobatsiana | Southern Africa | ||
| African softshell turtle | Trionyx triunguis | parts of East, West and Middle Africa | ||
 | Pancake tortoise | Malacochersus tornieri | most common in Kenya and Tanzania | |
 | Radiated tortoise | Astrochelys radiata | native to southern Madagascar | |
 | Speke's hinge-back tortoise | Kinixys spekii | Tanzania, etc. | |
| Turkana mud turtle | Pelusios broadleyi | Eastern Africa (Kenya, etc.) | ||
| Upemba mud turtle | Pelusios upembae | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
 | Yellowbelly mud turtle | Pelusios castanoides | Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania |
References
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