Centrochelys atlantica

Centrochelys atlantica is an extinct species of turtle that lived in the Pleistocene and was first recorded in the volcanic crater on Sal, Cape Verde (Chevalier et al. 1935). It was initially identified as similar to the extant Testudo calcarata (= Centrochelys sulcata). The species is no longer present anywhere in the Cape Verde islands. López-Jurado et al. (1998) redescribed It has since been described as a new species, differentiated from C. sulcata by its smaller size and lesser robusticity (López-Jurado et al., 1998). It does not seem there is any evidence this species came into contact with humans.(TEWG, 2015)