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Geochelone elegans
Photo. [eng]
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Geochelone radiata
Photo. [eng]
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Geochelone sulcata
Caresheet about the species African spurred tortoise. [eng | ces]
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Geochelone radiata (Radiated Tortoise): Narrative
G. radiata prefer dry regions of brush, thorn (Diderae) forests and woodlands of southern Madagascar. [eng]
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Geochelone elegans Care Sheet
Geochelone Elegans (Indian Star Tortoise) is a close relative of the large Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone Pardalis). The Indian Star
Tortoise can be found in Ceylon and peninsular India. It can also be found westward near Sind. It has also been spotted on the islands of
Karaduva and Ramaswaran. [eng]
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Sulcata Tortoises
Sulcata tortoises are native to more northern parts of Africa, ranging from the southern edge of the Sahara down through the arid countries, including
Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, the Sudan, and Ethiopia, up through the dry, hot Massaua coast bordering the Red Sea.
[eng]
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CTTC - Red-Footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria by Diane Levine and David Schafer
Red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria by Diane Levine and David Schafer. [eng]
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Geochelone carbonaria
Photo. [eng]
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Geochelone denticulata
Photo. [eng]
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Geochelone sulcata
Photo. [eng]
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Geochelone pardalis
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Tortoise Trust Web - Geochelone sulcata
Geochelone sulcata is the largest continental land
tortoise with recorded carapace lengths to 83 cm
(over 2.5 feet) and a maximum recorded weight of 105
kg (about 240 lbs.). [eng]
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Geochelone elephantopus (Galapagos Giant Tortoise): Narrative
The Giant Tortoise is very regular in its sleeping, feeding, and nesting habits. In zoos, they are observed to go to their sleeping shelter in a particular
sequence, and each tortoise has a specific area inside. A tortoise may shift occasionally within its area, but never changes to a different place. After their
approximate sixteen-hour slumber, they leave the shelter in a fixed but different order than the one they entered the shed in. [eng]
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Geochelone pardalis, tortue leopard, Testudo hermanni, tortue d'Hermann
G. Pardalis ne fait pas exception à la règle, se montrent toutefois assez opportunistes et ne rechignent pas sur un met carné, ne fut-ce qu'une aile de poulet trouvée
dans une poubelle; mais y a t'il des poubelles dans la savane? Quelques fois, un gastéropode est inclus dans leur menu. [fra]
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CTTC - Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, by Sandy Chase
The leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis by Sandy Chase. [eng]
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Geochelone pardalis
Die Pantherschildkröte bewohnt das östliche Afrika von Äthiopien und vom Sudan südwärts bis zum Kap der Guten Hoffnung in Südafrika. Hier bevorzugt sie trockene,
sandige Halbwüsten-, sowie Busch- und Savannenlandschaften. Lediglich in den Sommermonaten in den Sommermonaten kommt es zu relativ unergiebigen
Niederschlägen. Wasser wird von den Tieren hauptsächlich über die Nahrung aufgenommen. Die maximale Panzerlänge (Stockmaß) ausgewachsener Tiere beträgt stolze
68 cm. [deu]
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Geochelone sulcata
Systematische Zuordnung. [deu]
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African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata)
A Care Sheet for the African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), written by Virginia Russell for the Colorado Herpetological Society. [eng]
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The Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)
The Galapagos Islands form an archipelago off the northwest coast of South America and are home to a truly unique assemblage of organisms. In 1535, Spanish
explorers named the islands "Galapagos" which means tortoise. At this time, there were 14 varieties of the species inhabiting the different islands of the archipelago. [eng]
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