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Aldabra giant tortoise
species of reptile among the tortoises (Testudinidae)
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Male Seychelles giant tortoise

Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys is genus of giant tortoises, including the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) native to the Seychelles, as well as two recently extinct species, Aldabrachelys abrupta and Aldabrachelys grandidieri known from Madagascar. The genus name derives from Aldabra, a coral atoll in the Seychelles, plus Greek, chelys (χέλυς), for "tortoise" or "lyre", since Hermes was the first to invent the lyre from a hollowed out tortoise shell.

Seychelles giant tortoise
subspecies of reptile
Aldabrachelys grandidieri
species of reptile
Aldabrachelys abrupta
species of reptile
Arnold's giant tortoise
subspecies of reptile