Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii), recorded as Critically Endangered
Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Forsten's tortoise

Indotestudo forstenii

Forsten's tortoise is a tortoise in the family Testudinidae — Indotestudo forstenii, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Indonesia.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Indotestudo forstenii
Recorded from
Indonesia
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Testudinidae · Indotestudo

The tortoise

Forsten's tortoise is a tortoise in the family Testudinidae — Indotestudo forstenii.

Range and habitat

I. Forstenii can be found on Sulawesi Island of Indonesia, and its nearby islands such as Halmahera island. In Sulawesi, it is found in the central and northern parts of the island. In North Sulawesi, it is found in Mount Boliahutu and around Buol, while in Central Sulawesi, it is found in Santigi, Morowali Reserve, Palu Valley, Kulawi Valley, Bora Village near Gimpu, and along the western border of Lore Lindu National Park.

The species is native to Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Forsten's tortoise is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Forsten's tortoise, Wikidata item Q1834012. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Forsten's tortoise?
Forsten's tortoise is a tortoise in the family Testudinidae — Indotestudo forstenii.
What is the conservation status of Forsten's tortoise?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Indotestudo forstenii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Forsten's tortoise live?
I. Forstenii can be found on Sulawesi Island of Indonesia, and its nearby islands such as Halmahera island.
Why is Forsten's tortoise in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Indotestudo forstenii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Forsten's tortoise a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.