Geochelone gigantea Schweigger 1812 (Aldabra tortoise)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Belongs to Geochelone according to Schweigger 1812
Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geochelone gigantea in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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