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The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae. [4] [5] Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, [6] it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. [7]
Tu'i Malila (1777 – 16 May 1966) was a tortoise that Captain James Cook was traditionally said to have given to the royal family of Tonga. [1] She was a female radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) from Madagascar. [1] Although believed to have been a male during its life, examination after the tortoise's death suggested it was female. [1]
Astrochelys is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. [2] ... Radiated tortoise: Astrochelys radiata [1] southern Madagascar; introduced to Réunion and ...
Endemic to the dry southern forests of Madagascar, the radiated tortoise has an incredibly long lifespan—the oldest tortoise on record reached an estimated 188 years of age. They boast highly ...
Astrochelys radiata, radiated tortoise; Astrochelys yniphora, angonoka tortoise, (Madagascan) plowshare tortoise; Centrochelys Gray 1872:5 [37] † Centrochelys atlantica † Centrochelys burchardi Tenerife giant tortoise † Centrochelys marocana † Centrochelys robusta Maltese giant tortoise; Centrochelys sulcata, African spurred tortoise ...
Giant tortoises are among the world's longest-living animals, with an average lifespan of 100 years or more. [14] The Madagascar radiated tortoise Tu'i Malila was 188 at her death in Tonga in 1965.
Ambolisatra is also near the northwestern limit of the radiated tortoise's current range, and within the range of the extant spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides). In total, five tortoise species undoubtedly formerly lived in southwestern Madagascar (the spider tortoise, the two extinct Aldabrachelys species, the radiated tortoise and Astrochelys ...
The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which also contains three smaller species from mainland South America). The species comprises 15 subspecies (13 extant and 2 extinct).