Geochelone
Sign in to saveGeochelone, from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê), meaning "earth", and χελώνη (khelṓnē), meaning "turtle", is a genus of tortoises.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae
Observations recorded2,218
Geochelone ist eine Gattung aus der Familie der Landschildkröten (Testudinidae). Sie umfasst zwei Arten, die Indische Sternschildkröte (Geochelone elegans) und die Burma-Landschildkröte (Geochelone platynota).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 702
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- "Self-righting" shell
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Geochelone, from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê), meaning "earth", and χελώνη (khelṓnē), meaning "turtle", is a genus of tortoises.
Geochelone tortoises, which are also known as typical tortoises or terrestrial turtles, can be found in southern Asia. They primarily eat plants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Geochelone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.