Angulate Tortoise

Angulate Tortoise

Chersina angulata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

Parrot-beaked Tortoise
LC

Parrot-beaked Tortoise

Reptile

Homopus areolatus

10–20% · With luck
Leopard Tortoise
LC

Leopard Tortoise

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Stigmochelys pardalis

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Angulate Tortoise in Table Mountain National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Angulate Tortoise sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 816 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Angulate Tortoise in Table Mountain National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Angulate Tortoise in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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