Huocheng Four-toed Tortoise

China, Xinjiang

Huocheng Four-toed Tortoise

LocationChina, Xinjiang

RegionXinjiang

TypeNational Nature Reserve

Coordinates44.0500°, 80.8000°

Established1983

Area466

Nearest CityHuocheng (20 km)

Major CityYining (60 km)

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About Huocheng Four-toed Tortoise

China's only nature reserve dedicated to the Central Asian tortoise, located in Huocheng County of the Ili Valley. The reserve protects the northernmost distribution of this species in China and its semi-arid grassland and scrubland habitat at the western edge of the Tianshan range.