The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in...
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Tu'i Malila (category Individual tortoises)
1966) was a tortoise that Captain James Cook was traditionally said to have given to the royal family of Tonga. She was a female radiated tortoise (Astrochelys...
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Giant tortoises are among the world's longest-living animals, with an average lifespan of 100 years or more. The Madagascar radiated tortoise Tu'i Malila...
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1873:4 Astrochelys radiata, radiated tortoise Astrochelys yniphora, angonoka tortoise, (Madagascan) plowshare tortoise Centrochelys Gray 1872:5 † Centrochelys...
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species of turtle. The radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) in Madagascar is in serious decline due to over-exploitation. The tortoise is protected under...
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gular scute in the front of the plastron. The angonoka tortoise (A. yniphora) and the radiated tortoise (A. radiata) are the only species in the genus Astrochelys...
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pheasant Spur-winged lapwing Roseate spoonbill Aldabra tortoise Radiated tortoise Leopard tortoise The Great Apes exhibit opened in 1983. The exhibit, which...
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Krefft's turtle Land mullet Mertens' water monitor Murray River turtle Radiated tortoise Red-bellied black snake Rhinoceros iguana Saltwater crocodile Saw-shelled...
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2982/0012-8317(2003)92[81:EADOTP]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0012-8317. S2CID 84643003. "Radiated tortoise". Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteSmithsonian's...
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spider tortoise, the two extinct Aldabrachelys species, the radiated tortoise and Astrochelys rogerbouri), an exceptional level of sympatric tortoise diversity...
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spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis...
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marabou storks and African spurred tortoises. The area also includes red ruffed and ring-tailed lemurs and radiated tortoises from Madagascar. After kayaking...
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megacephalum) Species Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) Santiago giant tortoise (Chelonoidis darwini) Española...
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environment. The replacement species for the domed Rodrigues tortoise was chosen to be the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) of Madagascar, which is similar...
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inhabitants of the spiny thickets include the spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) and the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), the gecko Ebenavia maintimainty...
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existed. Tu'i Malila, a radiated tortoise, died at the age of 188 in May 1966, at the time the oldest verified vertebrate. This tortoise was hatched in 1777...
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pygmy blue-tongue lizard Aldabra giant tortoise Leopard tortoise Murray Darling carpet python Radiated tortoise Shingleback lizard Western swamp turtle...
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outdoor exhibits for Madagascar radiated tortoise, Madagascar spider tortoise, desert lizards, and California desert tortoise. A 2,000-square-foot (190 m2)...
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turtle, Dermochelys coriacea Réunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica, became extinct 1800 Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata, introduced from Madagascar...
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star tortoise has radiating star-shaped patterns on its strongly domed carapace. It has bumps on its shell that look like stars. This tortoise can easily...
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The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a threatened tortoise species native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka where it inhabits dry areas and...
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birthday parties at the zoo. For an additional price, one can also feed tortoises with lettuce. Prehistoric Pets originally opened in 1988 under the name...
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ring-tailed lemurs, crowned lemurs, red-bellied lemurs, Madagascar teal and radiated tortoise are also on show, and were brought into the collection especially...
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area can be found for Bolivian squirrel monkey and a pair of Galapagos tortoise). Asian Rainforest The Asian Rainforest...
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tamarin Guenon Komodo dragon Kori bustard Lemur Lion Orangutan Otter Radiated tortoise Red panda Sumatran tiger Zoo Atlanta also participates in several...
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Madagascar big-headed turtle, spider tortoise, flat-backed spider tortoise, radiated tortoise and ploughshare tortoise are endangered species. Chameleon...
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Caledonian giant gecko Philippine sailfin lizard Prehensile-tailed skink Radiated tortoise Red-tailed ratsnake San Esteban chuckwalla Timber rattlesnake Amphibians...
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eastern indigo snake, giraffe, gorilla, sea turtles, orangutan, radiated tortoise, red wolf, sharks, and sting rays, vaquita, western pond turtle, and...
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Jersey Zoo (section Tortoise Tunnel)
Emerald tree boa Dumeril's boa Galapagos giant tortoise - external paddock (seasonal) Radiated tortoise - external paddock (seasonal) European adder -...
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Aye-aye Collared lemur Common brown lemur Fossa Malagasy giant rat Radiated tortoise The Garden of the Senses opened in spring 1998 at a cost of $1.8 million...
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