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title: "Angulate Tortoise"
description: "Chersina angulata — Reptiles. The angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/angulate-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Angulate Tortoise

> Chersina angulata — Reptiles. The angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Chersina angulata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 9826
- Wikidata: [Q386571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q386571)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40021](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40021)

## Names

- en: Angulate Tortoise
- de: Afrikanische Schnabelbrustschildkröte
- fr: Tortue à soc d'Afrique du Sud
- nl: Snavelborstlandschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (9596), NA (3)

## Summary

The angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa. It is the only living member of the genus Chersina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angulate_tortoise

## Photo

![Angulate Tortoise](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/angulate-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71693193

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/angulate-tortoise?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).