Testudinidae Family
The Morocco Tortoise (Testudo graeca marokkensis Pieh & Perälä, 2004) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary...
222 species in this family.192 species in this category
Gopher Tortoises; North American Tortoises (Gopherus Rafinesque) - Facts & Information
Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832
Animal (Cardichelyon Hutchison) - Facts & Information
Cardichelyon Hutchison, 2013
Common Tortoise; Greek Tortoise; Maurische Landschildkröte; Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise; Moorish Tortoise; Mór Teknős; Spur-Thighed Tortoise; Testuggine Greca; Tortue Mauresque; Tortuga Mora; Testuggine Moresca; Полска Желка; Средиземноморская Черепаха (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Berlandier'S Tortoise; Galapago Tamaulipas; Galápago De Berlandier; Galápago Tamaulipeco; Gophère Du Texas; Texas (Gopher )Tortoise; Texas Tortoise; Tortue Du Texas; Tortuga De Texas (Gopherus berlandieri) - Facts & Information
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857)
Animal (Impregnochelys) - Facts & Information
Impregnochelys Meylan & Auffenberg, 1986
Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise; Souss Valley Tortoise; Tortue Grecque (La) (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Cerro Azul Giant Tortoise; Iguana Cove Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger vicina (Günther, 1874)
Animal (Teleopus Leconte) - Facts & Information
Teleopus Leconte, 1854
Geochelone Tortoises; Geoclelone Tortoises; Typical Tortoises (Geochelone Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Geochelone Fitzinger, 1835
Animal (Centrochelys Gray) - Facts & Information
Centrochelys Gray, 1872
Alcedo Volcano Giant Tortoise; Volcán Alcedo Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger vandenburghi (Desola, 1930)
Animal (BOLDAEN) - Facts & Information
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Angulate Tortoise; Schnabelbrustschildkröte; South African Bowsprit Tortoise (Chersina angulata) - Facts & Information
Chersina angulata (Schweigger, 1812)
Animal (Alatochelon Pérez-García) - Facts & Information
Alatochelon Pérez-García, Vlachos & Murelaga, 2020
Animal (Titanochelon Pérez-García) - Facts & Information
Titanochelon Pérez-García & Vlachos, 2014
Nabeul Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca nabeulensis Highfield, 1990
Animal (Cylindraspis Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Cylindraspis Fitzinger, 1835
Animal (Testudo eocaenica) - Facts & Information
Testudo eocaenica Hummel, 1935
Animal (Eochersina Karl) - Facts & Information
Eochersina Karl, 2018
Animal (BOLDADM) - Facts & Information
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Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise; Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
Eastern Hermann'S Tortoise; Tortue D'Hermann Orientale (La) (Testudo hermanni) - Facts & Information
Testudo hermanni boettgeri Mojsisovics, 1889
Flat-Backed Spider Tortoise; Flat-Shelled Spider Tortoise; Flat-Tailed Tortoise; Kapidolo; Madagascan Flat-Tailed Tortoise; Madagascar Flat-Shelled Tortoise; Pyxide À Dos Plat; Pyxide À Queue Platte; Tortue De Cola Plana (Pyxis planicauda) - Facts & Information
Pyxis planicauda (Grandidier, 1867)
Morocco Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca marokkensis Pieh & Perälä, 2004
Mesopotamian Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca terrestris Forskål, 1775
James Island Giant Tortoise; Santiago Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger darwini (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Bell’S Hingeback Tortoise; Glattrand-Gelenkschildkröte; Southeastern Hinge-Back Tortoise (Kinixys zombensis) - Facts & Information
Kinixys zombensis Hewitt, 1931
Animal (Peltastes Gray) - Facts & Information
Peltastes Gray, 1869
Animal (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
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Breitrand-Schildkröte; Breitrandschildkroete; Breitrandschildkröte; Dwarf Marginated Tortoise (Weissingeri); Marginated Tortoise; Margined Tortoise; Tortue Bordée; Tortue Bordée (La); Tortue Bordée Naine (Weissingeri); Tortuga Marginada; Testuggine Marginata (Testudo marginata) - Facts & Information
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792
Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Facts & Information
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger, 1812)
Animal (Kansuchelys Yeh) - Facts & Information
Kansuchelys Yeh, 1963
Animal (Namibchersus de) - Facts & Information
Namibchersus de Lapparent de Broin, 2003
Argentine Tortoise; Argentinische Landschildkröte; Chaco Tortoise; Pampas Tortoise; Southern Wood Tortoise; Tortue De La Pampa; Tortuga Terrestre Argentina; Tortuga Chaqueña (Chelonoidis chilensis) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis chilensis (Gray, 1870)
Animal (Fontainechelon cassouleti) - Facts & Information
Fontainechelon cassouleti Claude & Tong, 2004
Animal (Chersobius Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Chersobius Fitzinger, 1835
Animal (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
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Northern Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) - Facts & Information
Psammobates tentorius verroxii (Smith, 1839)
Abingdon Island Giant Tortoise [Abingdonii]; Alcedo Volcano Giant Tortoise [Vandenburghi]; Cape Berkeley Giant Tortoise [Becki]; Cerro Azul Giant Tortoise; Charles Island Giant Tortoise; Chatham Island Giant Tortoise [Chathamensis]; Darwin Volcano Giant Tortoise; Duncan Island Giant Tortoise; Duncan Island Giant Tortoise [Duncanensis]; Elefantenchildkröte; Galapagos-Riesenschildkröte; Floreana Giant Tortoise; Galápagos Giant Tortoise; Hood Island Giant Tortoise [Hoodensis]; Iguana Cove Giant Tortoise [Vicina]; Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise [Porteri]; James Island Giant Tortoise [Darwini]; Narborough Island Giant Tortoise [Phantasticus]; Saddleback Giant Tortoise [Ephippium]; Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise [Guntheri]; Tagus Cove Giant Tortoise [Microphyes]; Tortuga Gigante De Floreana; Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise; Volcán Alcedo Giant Tortoise; Volcán Darwin Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Animal (Asterochelys Gray) - Facts & Information
Asterochelys Gray, 1874
Animal (Solitudo Valenti) - Facts & Information
Solitudo Valenti et al., 2022
Kopet-Dag Steppe Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) - Facts & Information
Testudo horsfieldii rustamovi Chkhikvadze, Amiranschwili & Ataev, 1990
Indochinese Tortoises (Manouria Gray) - Facts & Information
Manouria Gray, 1854
Animal (Testudo kaiseni) - Facts & Information
Testudo kaiseni Gilmore, 1931
Animal (Testudinella Gray) - Facts & Information
Testudinella Gray, 1870
Española Giant Tortoise; Hood Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger hoodensis (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) - Facts & Information
Psammobates tentorius (Bell, 1828)
Animal (BOLDAAW) - Facts & Information
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Angonoka; Madagascan (Plowshare Or Ploughshare) Tortoise; Madagascar Angulated Tortoise; Madagascar Tortoise; Madagassische Schnabelbrustschildkröte; Ploughshare Tortoise; Plowshare Tortoise; Tortue De Madagascar; Tortue À Plastron Éperonné; Tortue À Soc De Madagascar; Tortue À Éperon; Tortuga Globulosa Malagache; Tortuga De Madagascar (Astrochelys yniphora) - Facts & Information
Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant, 1885)
Flache Hinterindische Landschildkröte; Impressed Tortoise; Tortue Imprimée; Tortuga Marrón De Burma; 凹甲陆龟 (Manouria impressa) - Facts & Information
Manouria impressa (Günther, 1882)
Animal (Stylemys Leidy) - Facts & Information
Stylemys Leidy, 1851
Animal (Sinohadrianus Ping) - Facts & Information
Sinohadrianus Ping, 1929
Travancore Tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica) - Facts & Information
Indotestudo travancorica (Boulenger, 1907)
Lobatse Hinge-Back Tortoise; Lobatse Hingeback Tortoise; Lobatse Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) - Facts & Information
Kinixys lobatsiana (Power, 1927)
Southern Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) - Facts & Information
Pyxis arachnoides oblonga Gray, 1869
Animal (Barnesia eocaenica) - Facts & Information
Barnesia eocaenica Hummel, 1935
Aldabra Giant Tortoise; Aldabra Giant Tortoise [Gigantea]; Arnold’S Giant Tortoise [Arnoldi]; Daudin’S Giant Tortoise [Daudinii]; Seychelles Giant Tortoise [Hololissa]; Tortue Géante Des Seychelles (La); Tortue Éléphantine (La) (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Facts & Information
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger, 1812)
Mauritius Giant Flat-Shelled Tortoise (Cylindraspis triserrata) - Facts & Information
Cylindraspis triserrata (Günther, 1873)
Common Tent Tortoise; Southern Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) - Facts & Information
Psammobates tentorius tentorius (Bell, 1828)
Charles Island Giant Tortoise; Floreana Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Animal (BOLDACB) - Facts & Information
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Greater Dwarf Tortoise; Greater Padloper; Große Zwergschildkröte; Karoo Tortoise; Karroo Cape Tortoise (Homopus femoralis) - Facts & Information
Homopus femoralis Boulenger, 1888
Animal (Solitudo sicula) - Facts & Information
Solitudo sicula Valenti, Vlachos, Kehlmaier, Fritz, Georgalis, Hernández Luján, Miccichè, Sineo & Delfino, 2022
Animal (Mesochersus de) - Facts & Information
Mesochersus de Broin, 2003
Common Spider Tortoise; Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) - Facts & Information
Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides Bell, 1827
Abingdon Island Giant Tortoise; Pinta Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger abingdonii (Günther, 1877)
Burmese Star Tortoise; Flatback Tortoise; Tortue Étoilée De Birmanie; Tortuga Estrellada De Burma (Geochelone platynota) - Facts & Information
Geochelone platynota (Blyth, 1863)
Animal (Hadrianus Cope) - Facts & Information
Hadrianus Cope, 1872
Fossil Bermuda Tortoise (Hesperotestudo bermudae) - Facts & Information
Hesperotestudo bermudae Meylan & Sterrer, 2000
Animal (BOLDAAI) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Barnesia Karl) - Facts & Information
Barnesia Karl, 2018
Goode'S Thornscrub Tortoise; Goode’S Thornscrub Tortoise; Sinaloan Thornscrub Tortoise; Tortuga Sinaloense De Matorral; Tortuga De Monte Sinaloense (Gopherus evgoodei) - Facts & Information
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez-Torres & Murphy, 2016
Animal (Pelorochelon eocaenica) - Facts & Information
Pelorochelon eocaenica (HUMMEL, 1935) Hummel 1935
Animal (Eochersina steinbacherae) - Facts & Information
Eochersina steinbacherae Karl, 1996
Animal (Chelonoidis marcanoi) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis marcanoi Chapman, 2017
Animal (Aldabrachelys) - Facts & Information
Aldabrachelys Loveridge & Williams, 1957
Animal (BOLDAER) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Eurotestudo de) - Facts & Information
Eurotestudo de Lapparent de Broin, Bour, Parham & Perala, 2006
Gefleckte Zwergschildkröte; Homopode Marqué; Klipskilpad; Speckled Cape Tortoise; Speckled Padloper; Speckled Tortoise; Speckled Dwarf Tortoise; Tortuga Manchada (Chersobius signatus) - Facts & Information
Chersobius signatus (Gmelin, 1789)
Eastern Hermann’S Tortoise [Boettgeri]; Griechische Landschildkröte; Græsk Landskildpadde; Hermann'S Tortoise; Hermann’S Tortoise; Tortue D'Hermann; Tortuga Mediterranea; Tortuga Mediterránea; Western Hermann’S Tortoise [Hermanni]; Gresk Landskilpadde; Hermanns Landskilpadde; Kopnena Kornjača; Testuggine Di Hermann (Testudo hermanni) - Facts & Information
Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789
Hinge-Back Tortoises (Kinixys Bell) - Facts & Information
Kinixys Bell, 1827
Animal (Titanochelon kayadibiensis) - Facts & Information
Titanochelon kayadibiensis Karl, Staesche & Safi, 2020
Animal (Juvemys Hervet) - Facts & Information
Juvemys Hervet, 2003
Daudin'S Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Facts & Information
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Animal (Pelorochelon Pérez-García) - Facts & Information
Pelorochelon Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez-Fuentes, 2016
Animal (BOLDAAH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Testudo pusilla) - Facts & Information
Testudo pusilla Linnæus, 1758
Kazakhstan Steppe Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) - Facts & Information
Testudo horsfieldii kazachstanica Chkhikvadze, 1988
Animal (Agrionemys Khosatsky) - Facts & Information
Agrionemys Khosatsky & Młynarski, 1966
(Florida) Gopher Tortoise; Florida Gopherschildkröte; Gopher Tortoise; Gophère Polyphème; Tortue Gaufrée; Tortue De La Floride; Tortuga Terrestre De Florida (Gopherus polyphemus) - Facts & Information
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1801)
Boulenger'S Padloper; Donner-Weer Tortoise; Karoo Dwarf Tortoise; Karoo Padloper; Karoo-Zwergschildkröte; Red Padloper (Chersobius boulengeri) - Facts & Information
Chersobius boulengeri (Duerden, 1906)
Animal (Alatochelon myrteum) - Facts & Information
Alatochelon myrteum Pérez-García, Vlachos & Murelaga, 2020
Araxes Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca armeniaca Chkhikvadze & Bakradse, 1991
Bell'S Hinge-Back Tortoise; Bell'S Eastern Hinged Tortoise; Bell’S Hingeback Tortoise (Kinixys belliana) - Facts & Information
Kinixys belliana Gray, 1831
Animal (Chelonoidis Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis Fitzinger, 1835
Darwin Volcano Giant Tortoise; Tagus Cove Giant Tortoise; Volcán Darwin Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger microphyes (Günther, 1875)
Animal (Eochersis Karl) - Facts & Information
Eochersis Karl, 2018
Animal (Hadrianus sharanensis) - Facts & Information
Hadrianus sharanensis Yeh, 1979
Animal (Testudo gilbertii) - Facts & Information
Testudo gilbertii (Hay, 1899)
Bow-Sprited Tortoises (Chersina Gray) - Facts & Information
Chersina Gray, 1830