Russian tortoise

Russian tortoise
	A Russian tortoise in Kazakhstan
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Testudo
Species:	T. horsfieldii
Binomial name
	Testudo horsfieldii; Gray, 1844
Subspecies
	T. h. bogdanovi Chkhikvadze, 2008; T. h. horsfieldii (Gray, 1844); T. h. kazachstanica Chkhikvadze, 1988; T. h. kuznetzovi Chkhikvadze, Ataev, Shammakov & Zatoka, 2009; T. h. rustamovi Chkhikvadze, Amiranschwili & Atajew, 1990;
Synonyms
	A. h. horsfieldii Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844; Homopus burnesii Blyth, 1854; Testudinella horsfieldii — Gray, 1870; Testudinella horsfieldi Gray, 1873 (ex errore); Homopus horsfieldii — Theobald, 1876; Testudo baluchiorum Annandale, 1906; Medaestia horsfieldi — Wussow, 1916; Testudo horsfieldi — Wussow, 1916; Agrionemys horsfieldi — Khosatzky & Młynarski, 1966; Agrionemys horsfieldii — Młynarski, 1966; Testudo horsfieldii horsfieldii— Iverson, 1992; Agrionemys horsfieldii horsfieldii — Welch, 1994; Agrionemys horsfildii Rogner, 1996 (ex errore); Testudo horsfieldi horsfieldi — Highfield, 1996; Agrionemys baluchiorum — Vetter, 2002; Agrionemys horsfieldii baluchiorum — Artner, 2003; T. h. kazachstanica Agrionemys horsfieldi kazachstanica Chkhikvadze, 1988; Testudo horsfieldii kazachstanica — Iverson, 1992; Agrionemys horsfieldii kazachstanica — Welch, 1994; Testudo horsfieldi kazachtanica Highfield, 1996 (ex errore); Agrionemys horsfieldii kazakhstanica Borkin, 1998 (ex errore); Agrionemys kazachstanica — Perälä, 2002; Testudo horsfieldi kazachstanica — Ferri, 2002; T. h. rustamovi Agrionemys horsfieldi rustamovi Chkhikvadze, 1989 (nomen nudum); Agrionemys horsfieldi rustamovi Chkhikvadze, Amiranashvili & Ataev, 1990; Agrionemys horsfieldi rustamowi Chkhikvadze, Amiranashvili & Ataev, 1990 (ex errore); Testudo horsfieldii rustamovi — Iverson, 1992; Agrionemys horsfieldii rustamovi — Welch, 1994; Testudo horsfieldii rustomovi Das, 1995 (ex errore); Testudo horsfieldi rustmovi Highfield, 1996 (ex errore); Testudo horsfieldii rustamov Paull, 1997 (ex errore); Agrionemys rustamovi — Perälä, 2002; Testudo horsfieldi rustamovi — Ferri, 2002;

The Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii), also commonly known as the Afghan tortoise, the Central Asian tortoise, Horsfield's tortoise, four-clawed tortoise, Soviet Tortoise, and the (Russian) steppe tortoise, as well as the "Four-Toed Tortoise" is a threatened species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia from the Caspian Sea south through Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and east across Kazakhstan to Xinjiang, China. Human activities in its native habitat contribute to its threatened status.

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