Star Tortoise

Roseanna Partridge

@rosksj

With a unique carpace, the star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a popular exotic pet. They are native to India and Sri Lanka. Due to the unique shape of their carapace, many star tortoises are able to turn themselves over if accidents flip them onto their backs.

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Roseanna Partridge

@rosksj

With a unique carpace, the star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a popular exotic pet. They are native to India and Sri Lanka. Due to the unique shape of their carapace, many star tortoises are able to turn themselves over if accidents flip them onto their backs.

Indian Star Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This small species of tortoise (less then 6") is endemic to the island of Madagascar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_star_tortoise
Burmese Starred Tortoise - ARKive

Of all tortoises characterised by the highly distinctive star' or radiating' patterns on their carapace, the Burmese star tortoise is perhaps the rarest and most beautiful.
http://www.arkive.org/burmese-starred-tortoise/geochelone-platynota/
Indian Star Tortoise Care Sheet - ReptilesMagazine

Indian star tortoises are popular based on their size, personality and appearance. Their care is similar to the leopard tortoise.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Turtles-Tortoises/Indian-Star-Tortoise/
Indian Star Tortoise - A-Z Animals

The Indian star tortoise is a medium sized species of tortoise found in the dry and arid forests of both Indian and Sri Lanka.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/indian-star-tortoise/
ADW: Star Tortoise - Geochelone elegans

Indian star tortoises have yellow to tan heads, limbs, and tails, though the skin may be marked with dark spots or blotches. The carapace is the most striking feature of this tortoise and can have smooth to almost pyramidal scutes.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Geochelone_elegans/
Indian Star Tortoise - FactZoo

Indian Star Tortoise - The pretty shell has led to this poor tortoise being a common pet but more naturally is meant to razzle dazzle during the monsoon season.
http://www.factzoo.com/reptiles/indian-star-tortoise-what-a-pretty-shell.html
Geochelone elegans (Indian Star Tortoise)

Find population statistics and information about the Indian Star Tortoise from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39430/0
The Indian Star Tortoise - Wild-Facts

It is in these dry scrub forests that I came across an interesting animal called the Indian Star Tortoise. While I sit down to enjoy my lunch, let's go over a few of the facts about the Indian Star Tortoise.
http://www.wild-facts.com/2010/wild-fact-691-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-indian-star-tortoise/
Star Tortoises - StarTortoises

Caring for Indian / Sri Lankan & Burmese Star Tortoises. Plus info on Angulate tortoises, Golden Greek tortoises, allergic tortoise keepers, and a bit about other popular pet tortoises, too.
http://startortoises.net

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Indian star tortoise

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Geochelone
Species:	G. elegans
Binomial name
*Geochelone elegans* Schoepff, 1795
Synonyms^[2]
Testudo elegans Schoepff, 1795 Testudo stellata Schweigger, 1812 Chersine elegans Merrem, 1820 Testudo actinoides Bell, 1828 Testudo actinodes Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Geochelone (Geochelone) stellata Fitzinger, 1835 Testudo megalopus Blyth, 1853 Peltastes stellatus Gray, 1870 Geochelone elegans Loveridge & Williams, 1957 Geochelone elegans elegans Obst, 1985 Geochelone elagans Sharma, 1998 (ex errore)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Indian Star Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This small species of tortoise (less then 6") is endemic to the island of Madagascar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_star_tortoise
Burmese Starred Tortoise - ARKive

Of all tortoises characterised by the highly distinctive star' or radiating' patterns on their carapace, the Burmese star tortoise is perhaps the rarest and most beautiful.
http://www.arkive.org/burmese-starred-tortoise/geochelone-platynota/
Indian Star Tortoise Care Sheet - ReptilesMagazine

Indian star tortoises are popular based on their size, personality and appearance. Their care is similar to the leopard tortoise.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Turtles-Tortoises/Indian-Star-Tortoise/
Indian Star Tortoise - A-Z Animals

The Indian star tortoise is a medium sized species of tortoise found in the dry and arid forests of both Indian and Sri Lanka.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/indian-star-tortoise/
ADW: Star Tortoise - Geochelone elegans

Indian star tortoises have yellow to tan heads, limbs, and tails, though the skin may be marked with dark spots or blotches. The carapace is the most striking feature of this tortoise and can have smooth to almost pyramidal scutes.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Geochelone_elegans/
Indian Star Tortoise - FactZoo

Indian Star Tortoise - The pretty shell has led to this poor tortoise being a common pet but more naturally is meant to razzle dazzle during the monsoon season.
http://www.factzoo.com/reptiles/indian-star-tortoise-what-a-pretty-shell.html
Geochelone elegans (Indian Star Tortoise)

Find population statistics and information about the Indian Star Tortoise from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39430/0
The Indian Star Tortoise - Wild-Facts

It is in these dry scrub forests that I came across an interesting animal called the Indian Star Tortoise. While I sit down to enjoy my lunch, let's go over a few of the facts about the Indian Star Tortoise.
http://www.wild-facts.com/2010/wild-fact-691-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-indian-star-tortoise/
Star Tortoises - StarTortoises

Caring for Indian / Sri Lankan & Burmese Star Tortoises. Plus info on Angulate tortoises, Golden Greek tortoises, allergic tortoise keepers, and a bit about other popular pet tortoises, too.
http://startortoises.net

Indian star tortoise

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Geochelone
Species:	G. elegans
Binomial name
*Geochelone elegans* Schoepff, 1795
Synonyms^[2]
Testudo elegans Schoepff, 1795 Testudo stellata Schweigger, 1812 Chersine elegans Merrem, 1820 Testudo actinoides Bell, 1828 Testudo actinodes Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Geochelone (Geochelone) stellata Fitzinger, 1835 Testudo megalopus Blyth, 1853 Peltastes stellatus Gray, 1870 Geochelone elegans Loveridge & Williams, 1957 Geochelone elegans elegans Obst, 1985 Geochelone elagans Sharma, 1998 (ex errore)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Star Tortoise

With a unique carpace, the star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a popular exotic pet. They are native to India and Sri Lanka. Due to the unique shape of their carapace, many star tortoises are able to turn themselves over if accidents flip them onto their backs.

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