Tortoise Information


Tortoise Information

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Tortoise is the name given to the land-dwelling reptiles most of whose body is shielded by a special shell. Turtles and terrapins are the marine species. All living tortoises are members of the order Testudines.

Tortoises have both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton. All Tortoises have a protective shell around their bodies. The top part of their case is called the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge.

The size of tortoises can vary from a few centimetres to up to two meters. Tortoises generally live a long time, some individuals being known to have lived longer than 150 years.

The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of evolution, since the isolated populations on the different islands, although descended from a common ancestor, had diverged to different forms. One of Darwin's tortoises, named Harriet is believed to still be alive and living in an Australian zoo.

All land tortoises are herbivorous in the wild.

The first turtles already existed in the era of the dinosaurs, some 200 million years ago. Turtles and tortoises are the only surviving branch of the even more ancient clade Anapsida, which includes groups such as the procolophonoids, millerettids and pareiasaurs. Most of the anapsids became extinct in the late Permian period, with the exception of the procolophonoids and the precursors of the testudines (turtles and tortoises).

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Angonoka Tortoise
The Wild Ones
Included are lifecycle, threats, conservation, and culture Read More

Burmese Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
"To 23 inches. Largest tortoise in Asia". Categorized information on breeding, distribution, diet, nesting, and classification. Read More

Star Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
They have "radiating streaks from intermediate points to scute margins". Categorized information on distribution, breeding, nesting, etc. Read More

Aldabra Tortoise
Sedgwick County Zoo
Aldabra Tortoise fact sheet Read More

South American Yellow-Footed Tortoise
Sedgwick County Zoo
South American Yellow-Footed Tortoise fact sheet Read More

Galapagos Giant Tortoise
theBigZoo.com
"The Galapagos tortoise is the largest living tortoise". Lots of information on food, social structure, birth and offspring, senses, food, habitat, etc. Read More

Galápagos Tortoise
National Geographic
Galápagos Tortoise fact sheet and pictures; audio clip Read More

Mexican Bolson Tortoise
The Wild Ones
One of the four north American tortoise species. Narrative and picture Read More

Radiated Tortoise
The Living Schoolbook - The Cyberzoo project
"The radiated tortoise has a high domed shell with flat top pyramids on his shell". Information on habitat,adaptations, etc. Read More

Gopher Tortoise
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve
'The gopher tortoise is a land turtle, usually between 6 and 15 inches long". Information given in the form of frequently asked questions. Good for school work. Read More

African Pancake Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
"The African pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri, is a small, very flattened tortoise with a thin, flexible shell" Categorized information on physical characterestic, behavior, diet and reproduction and growth. Read More

African Spurred Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
"Largest African mainland tortoise. To 35 inches. Females to 26 inches. A common pet in Europe; occasionally survives over a century". Categorized information on physical characterestic, behavior, diet and reproduction and growth. Read More

Aldabra Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
Information on distribution, breeding,nesting etc. Read More

Angonoka Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
Categorized information on distribution, breeding, nesing, etc. Read More

Red-Footed Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
Information on physical characterestic, distribution and habitat, and reproduction and growth. Read More

Galapagos Tortoise
Honolulu Zoo
Categorized information on behavior, habitat, nesting, etc. "There are 14 described subspecies of the Galapagos tortoise of which 11 still exist" Read More

Impressed Tortoise
Yunnan Animal Museum
"The shell depresses in the middle and the tortoise thus gets its name". Information on habitat, feeding habits, features,protection level etc. Read More

Western Swamp Tortoise
Unique Australian Animals
Categorized information on Western Swamp Tortoise including description, habitat, feeding, etc. Has nice pictures, too. Read More

Desert Tortoise
Blue Planet Biomes
Brief description of Desert Tortoise with additional references Read More

Galapagos Tortoise
Animals Of The Rainforest
Brief description, taxonomic information, pictures, and links Read More

Desert Tortoise
Desert USA
Desert Tortoise: Brief description and pictures Read More

Western Swamp Tortoise
Perth Zoo
Narrative on Western Swamp Tortoise Read More

Desert Tortoise
National Wildlife Federation
Categorized information about Desert Tortoise Read More

Gopher Tortoise
National Wildlife Federation
Categorized information about Gopher Tortoise Read More

Diamondback Terrapin
The University of Georgia
Fact Sheet Read More

Tortoise
Reptilecare.com
Information in a narrative format Read More

Radiated Tortoise
Houston Zoo
About Radiated Tortoise Read More

Texas Tortoise
Houston Zoo
About Texas Tortoise Read More

Diamondback Terrapin
The Wild Ones
Includes information on appearance, reproduction and conservation efforts Read More

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