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Geochelone is a
genus of tortoises.
Geochelone tortoises,
which are also
known as
typical tortoises or
terrestrial turtles, can be
found in
southern Asia...
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Geochelone abingdonii Pritchard, 1967
Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni Pritchard, 1967
Geochelone elephantopus ephippium Pritchard, 1967
Geochelone ephippium...
- The
Burmese star
tortoise (
Geochelone platynota) is a
critically endangered tortoise species,
native to the dry,
deciduous forests of
Myanmar (Burma)....
- The
Indian star
tortoise (
Geochelone elegans) is a
threatened tortoise species native to India, ****stan and Sri
Lanka where it
inhabits dry
areas and...
- the
genus Stigmochelys,
although in the past, it was
commonly placed in
Geochelone. This
tortoise is a
grazing species that
favors semiarid,
thorny to gr****land...
- RE-introduction Perspectives: 2011" (PDF). IUCN.
Retrieved November 8, 2022. "
Geochelone sulcata (African
Spurred Tortoise)".
Animal Diversity Web. "AFRICAN SPURRED...
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Mertens & Wermuth, 1955;
Geochelone elephantopus abingdonii Pritchard, 1967;
Geochelone nigra abingdonii Iverson, 1992; and
Geochelone abingdonii Valverde...
- zoo-housed individuals.
Tortoise &
Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). "
Geochelone gigantea". IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9010A12949962...
- Megalochelys/Colossochelys was
considered synonymous with Testudo, and
later Geochelone. Today,
Colossochelys is
regarded as a
junior synonym of Megalochelys...
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completely terrestrial habits—the tortoises. In 1835,
Leopold Fitzinger used
Geochelone to
differentiate some non-Mediterranean tortoises,
apparently based on...
