Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Testudinidae Bibliography of the genus Malacochersus Biodiversity of the family Testudinidae Genus Malacochersus African Pancake Tortoise Spaltenschildkröte Spalteskildpadde, Pandekageskildpadde, (Torniers Skildpadde) 1929 Malacochersus Lindholm (type species: Testudo tornieri Siebenrock 1903) Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Malacochersus tornieri African Pancake Tortoise, Flat Tortoise, Crevice Tortoise, Softshell Tortoise, (Tornier's Tortoise) Spaltenschildkröte Spalteskildpadde, Pandekageskildpadde, (Torniers Skildpadde) 1903 Testudo tornieri Siebenrock Malacochersus tornieri Mertens, Müller & Rust 1934 1920 Testudo loveridgii Boulenger (Fritz & Havas 2006) Malacochersus loveridgei [lapsus] Pritchard 1967 Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia. Malacochersus tornieri © Rune Midtgaard