Crevice Tortoise
Malacochersus tornieri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
- GenusMalacochersus
- SpeciesMalacochersus tornieri (Crevice Tortoise)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crevice Tortoise in Tarangire National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Crevice Tortoise sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crevice Tortoise in Tarangire National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crevice Tortoise in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.