Scientific Name: Malacochersus tornieri
Found In: Kenya and United Republic of Tanzania.
Size: Its shell can grow up to 7 inches in length.
Diet: Herbivore: There diet primarily consists of dry grasses and vegetation
Threat Level: Critically endangered – The greatest threats facing the pancake tortoise is overexploitation for the live exotic animal trade.
Facts: Another common name for the pancake tortoise is the softshell tortoise.
Virginia Zoo Animals: Bisquick & Flapjack (Animal Ambassadors)
