Fig 1.
Current natural occurrence of pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri), based on the data obtained in this study, with a 1-degree wide buffer around each presence record, at (A) continental scale with the Zambezian and Somalia biogeographical region (overlaid red polygon) and (B) regional scale. Background image was accessed from Natural Earth (public domain): http://www.naturalearthdata.com/.
Fig 2.
Distribution of pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) in the Somalia and Zambezian biogeographical regions.
Current and future (2050 and 2070) climatic suitable habitat for pancake tortoise in the Zambezian and Somalia biogeographical regions considering six bioclimatic variables and two future climate scenarios. Warmer colours show more suitable areas, ranging from red to green. Background image was accessed from Natural Earth (public domain): http://www.naturalearthdata.com/.
Table 1.
Malacochersus tornieri suitable area (km2) in the countries present in the Zambezian and Somalia biogeographical regions for the current and future climate scenarios.
Fig 3.
Potential climatic stable areas for the pancake tortoise in the Zambezian and Somalia biogeographical regions.
(A) Location of stable areas in Africa. (B) Stable areas in Angola. (C) Stable areas in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. The stable areas were obtained by considering three thresholds from the sum of the five normalized climatic scenarios (current, RCP 4.5/2050, RCP 4.5/2070, RCP 6.0/2050 and RCP 6.0/2070). The brighter red colour indicates the more stable site through time. Background image was accessed from Natural Earth (public domain): http://www.naturalearthdata.com/.
Table 2.
Potential climatic stable areas/habitats (in km2) for the pancake tortoise per each country present in the Zambezian and Somalia biogeographical regions.