Centrochelys

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Centrochelys
Species:

†C. atlantica – †C. burchardi – †C. marocana – †C. robusta – C. sulcata – †C. vulcanica

Name

Centrochelys Gray 1872:5
Type Species: Centrochelys sulcata Gray 1872:5

References

Gray, John Edward. 1872. Appendix to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). London: British Museum, 28 pp.

Turtle Extinctions Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., Thomson, S., Georgalis, G., Karl, H.-V., Danilov, I.G., Takahashi, A., de la Fuente, M.S., Bourque, J.R., Delfino, M., Bour, R., Iverson, J.B., Shaffer, H.B., and van Dijk, P.P.). 2015. Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. 5(8):000e.1–66. Download
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page.

Centrochelys is a genus of tortoise. It contains one extant species and several extinct species:

†Centrochelys atlantica[1]
†Centrochelys burchardi[1]
†Centrochelys marocana[1]
†Centrochelys robusta[1]
†Centrochelys vulcanica[1]
Centrochelys sulcata (African spurred tortoise)

The population status of Centrochelys sulcata has been changed from "vulnerable species" to "threatened with extinction" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because of seasonal wildfires, the international pet trade, and competition for food and space with other domestic animals.[2][3]
References

Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.
Eshar, David; Gancz, Ady Y.; Avni-Magen, Nili; Wagshal, Effi; Pohlman, Lisa M.; Mitchell, Mark A. (December 2016). "Selected Plasma Biochemistry Analytes of Healthy Captive Sulcata (African Spurred) Tortoises (Centrochelys Sulcata)". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 47 (4): 993–999. doi:10.1638/2016-0051.1. ISSN 1042-7260. PMID 28080924. S2CID 24158913.
Petrozzi, Fabio; Hema, Emmanuel M.; Ségniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé; Amadi, Nioking; Akani, Godfrey C.; Burke, Russell L.; Chirio, Laurent; Luiselli, Luca (2019-06-14). "Correlates of African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, Occurrence in the West African Sahel". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 18 (1): 19. doi:10.2744/CCB-1302.1. ISSN 1071-8443. S2CID 196646719.