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
Animal (Fontainechelon Pérez-García) - Facts & Information
Fontainechelon Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez-Fuentes, 2016
Morafka'S Desert Tortoise; Morafka’S Desert Tortoise; Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) - Facts & Information
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle, 2011
Cape Tortoises (Homopus Duméril) - Facts & Information
Homopus Duméril & Bibron, 1834
Animal (Astrochelys Gray) - Facts & Information
Astrochelys Gray, 1873
Animal (Gopher polyphemus) - Facts & Information
Gopher polyphemus Tortoise, 1832
Animal (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca subsp. cyreniaca Pieh & Perala, 2002
Speke'S Hinge-Back Tortoise; Speke'S Hingeback Tortoise; Speke'S Hinged Tortoise; Speke’S Hinged-Back Tortoise; Savanna Hingeback (Kinixys spekii) - Facts & Information
Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863
Animal (Megalochelys) - Facts & Information
Megalochelys Falconer & Cautley, 1837
Geometric Tortoise; Geometric Turtle; Geometriese Skilpad; Geometrische Landschildkröte; Sacafi; Sakafi; Suurpootjie; Tortue Géométrique; Tortuga Geométrica (Psammobates geometricus) - Facts & Information
Psammobates geometricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca whitei Bennett in White, 1836
Animal (Hesperotestudo Williams) - Facts & Information
Hesperotestudo Williams, 1950
Animal (Chersina langebaanwegi) - Facts & Information
Chersina langebaanwegi Delfino, Cohen, Govender, Haarhoff, Macaluso, Marino, Matthews, Wencker & Pavia, 2024
Animal (Germanemyda Chkhikvadze) - Facts & Information
Germanemyda Chkhikvadze, 2010
Areolen-Flachschildkröte; Beaked Cape Tortoise; Common Padloper; Parrot-Beaked Tortoise; Parrot-Beaked Dwarf Tortoise (Homopus areolatus) - Facts & Information
Homopus areolatus (Thunberg, 1787)
Common Spider Tortoise; Kapika; Madagascan Spider Tortoise; Madagassische Spinnenschildkröte; Northern Spider Tortoise; Pyxide Arachnoide; Spider Tortoise; Tortue-Araignée; Tortuga Araña; Tortuga De Plastrón Articulado; Tsakafy; Zakapy (Pyxis arachnoides) - Facts & Information
Pyxis arachnoides Bell, 1827
Animal (BOLDAEM) - Facts & Information
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Eroded Hingeback Tortoise; Forest Hinge-Back Tortoise; Serrated Hinged Tortoise; Serrated Tortoise; Serrated Hinge-Back Tortoise; Tortue Articulée D'Afrique (Kinixys erosa) - Facts & Information
Kinixys erosa (Schweigger, 1812)
Egyptian Tortoise; Kleinmann'S Tortoise; Leith'S Tortoise; Negev Tortoise); Tortue D'Egypte; Tortue De Kleinmann; Tortuga De Plastrón Articulado; Ägyptische Landschildkröte (Testudo kleinmanni) - Facts & Information
Testudo kleinmanni Lortet, 1883
Animal (Miotestudo Deraniyagala) - Facts & Information
Miotestudo Deraniyagala, 1967
Elongated Tortoise; Gelbkopf-Landschildkröte; Pineapple Tortoise; Red-Nosed Tortoise; Tortue À Tête Jaune; Tortue À Tête Jaune (La); Yellow Tortoise; Yellow-Headed Tortoise; 缅甸陆龟 (Indotestudo elongata) - Facts & Information
Indotestudo elongata (Blyth, 1854)
Western Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) - Facts & Information
Psammobates tentorius trimeni (Boulenger, 1886)
Bergskilpad; Eli [El-Lee]; Kobe; Leopard Tortoise; Tortue Léopard; Tortue Léopard (La); Tortuga Leopardo (Stigmochelys pardalis) - Facts & Information
Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828)
Animal (BOLDAAJ) - Facts & Information
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Volcán Wolf Giant Tortoise; Wolf Volcano Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger becki (Rothschild, 1901)
Rodrigues Giant Saddleback Tortoise (Cylindraspis vosmaeri) - Facts & Information
Cylindraspis vosmaeri (Suckow, 1798)
Bolson Tortoise; Galápago De Bolsón; Galápago De Mapimí; Gophère À Bords Jaunes; La Tortuga Del Bolsón; Mexican Giant Tortoise; Mexican Gopher Tortoise; Mexikanische Gopherschildkröte; Tortue Du Mexique; Tortue À Bords Jaunes; Tortuga Grande; Tortuga Llanero; Tortuga Topo; Yellow-Bordered Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) - Facts & Information
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler, 1959
Animal (BOLDADW) - Facts & Information
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Duncan Island Giant Tortoise; Pinzón Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger duncanensis (Pritchard, 1996)
Animal (BOLDAAY) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Stigmochelys Gray) - Facts & Information
Stigmochelys Gray, 1873
Chatham Island Giant Tortoise; San Crisóbal Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger chathamensis (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Animal (Titanochelon bolivari) - Facts & Information
Titanochelon bolivari (Hernandez-Pacheco, 1917)
Animal (Paleotestudo de) - Facts & Information
Paleotestudo de Lapparent de Broin, 2000
Animal (Testudo syrmiensis) - Facts & Information
Testudo syrmiensis Koch, 1904
Animal (BOLDAAK) - Facts & Information
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Seychelles Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Facts & Information
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther, 1877)
Animal (Gigantochersina Chkhikvadze) - Facts & Information
Gigantochersina Chkhikvadze, 1989
Animal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Radiated Tortoise; Sokake; Strahlenschildkröte; Tortue Radiée De Madagascar; Tortue Rayonnée; Tortuga Estrellada De Madagascar; Tortuga Rayada (Astrochelys radiata) - Facts & Information
Astrochelys radiata (Shaw, 1802)
Asian Brown Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys) - Facts & Information
Manouria emys emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
Asia Minor Tortoise; Tortue De Géorgie (La) (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca ibera Pallas, 1814
Burmese Black Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys) - Facts & Information
Manouria emys phayrei (Blyth, 1854)
Western Hermann'S Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) - Facts & Information
Testudo hermanni hermanni Gmelin, 1789
Cerro Fatal Giant Tortoise; Don Fausto'S Giant Tortoise; Eastern Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi Poulakakis et al., 2015
Rodrigues Domed Tortoise (Cylindraspis peltastes) - Facts & Information
Cylindraspis peltastes (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Animal (Chersine Merrem) - Facts & Information
Chersine Merrem, 1820
Animal (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Baning Sulawesi; Celebes Tortoise; East Indian Tortoise; Forsten'S Tortoise; Forsten’S Tortoise; Sulawesi Tortoise; Tortue De Tranvancore; Tortue Des Celèbes; Tortuga Marrón De La India; Travancore Tortoise; Baning Sulawes; Kura Kura Hutan Sulawesi (Indotestudo forstenii) - Facts & Information
Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
Kinixys Du Kwazulu-Natal; Kwazulu-Natal Hinge-Back Tortoise; Kwazulu-Natal Hinge-Backed Tortoise; Kwazulu-Natal Hinged Tortoise; Kwazulu-Natal Hinged-Back Tortoise; Natal Hinge-Back Tortoise; Natal Hingeback Tortoise; Natal Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys natalensis) - Facts & Information
Kinixys natalensis Hewitt, 1935
Cyrenaican Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca cyrenaica Pieh & Perälä, 2002
Home'S Hinge-Back Tortoise; Home'S Hinged Tortoise; Home'S Hinged-Backed Tortoise; Home’S Hingeback Tortoise; Kinixys De Home (Kinixys homeana) - Facts & Information
Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827
(Indian) Star Tortoise; Indian Star Tortoise; Indische Sternschildkröte; Nakshatra Amai; Nakshatra Tabelu; Suraj Kachbo (Geochelone elegans) - Facts & Information
Geochelone elegans (Schoepff, 1795)
Reunion Giant Tortoise; Tortue De La Réunion (La) (Cylindraspis indica) - Facts & Information
Cylindraspis indica (Schneider, 1783)
Animal (Testudo kalksburgensis) - Facts & Information
Testudo kalksburgensis Toula, 1896
Arnold'S Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Facts & Information
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour, 1982)
Animal (Protestudo Chkhikvadze) - Facts & Information
Protestudo Chkhikvadze, 1970
Buxton'S Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca buxtoni Boulenger, 1921
Pancake Tortoises (Malacochersus Lindholm) - Facts & Information
Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
Madagascan Hinge-Back Tortoise (Kinixys zombensis) - Facts & Information
Kinixys zombensis domerguei (Vuillemin, 1972)
Mauritius Giant Domed Tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta) - Facts & Information
Cylindraspis inepta (Günther, 1873)
Animal (Eochersis eiflaensis) - Facts & Information
Eochersis eiflaensis Karl, 2018
Asian Tortoises (Indotestudo Lindholm) - Facts & Information
Indotestudo Lindholm, 1929
South African Star Tortoises (Psammobates Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Psammobates Fitzinger, 1835
African Pancake Tortoise; Crevice Tortoise; Kobe Kama Chapati; Kobe Ya Mawe; Pancake Tortoise; Soft-Shelled Tortoise; Spaltenschildkröte; Tornier'S Tortoise; Tortue De Tornier; Tortue À Carapace Souple; Tortuga De Cuña (Malacochersus tornieri) - Facts & Information
Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock, 1903)
Animal (Testudo promarginata) - Facts & Information
Testudo promarginata Reinach, 1900
Berger'S Cape Tortoise; Berger’S Cape Tortoise; Homopode De Namibie; Nama Tortoise; Nama Dwarf Tortoise; Nama Padloper; Nama-Zwergschildkröte (Chersobius solus) - Facts & Information
Chersobius solus (Branch, 2007)
Turkmenistan Steppe Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) - Facts & Information
Testudo horsfieldii kuznetzovi Chkhikvadze, Ataev, Shammakov & Zatoka, 2009
Afghan Tortoise; Central Asian Tortoise; Fergana Valley Steppe Tortoise [Bogdanovi]; Four-Toed Tortoise; Horsfield'S Tortoise; Horsfield’S Tortoise; Kazakhstan Steppe Tortoise [Kazachstanica]; Kopet-Dag Steppe Tortoise [Rustamovi]; Steppe Tortoise; Steppenschildkröte; Tortue Des Steppes; Tortue D'Horsfield; Tortue Des Steppes (La); Tortuga Terrestre Afgana; Turkmenistan Steppe Tortoise [Kuznetzovi]; 四爪陆龟 (Testudo horsfieldii) - Facts & Information
Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844
Crwban; Crwbanod; Palearctic Tortoises; Tortoise; Tortue (Testudo Linnaeus) - Facts & Information
Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
Animal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Kalahari Tent Tortoise; Serrated Tent Tortoise; Serrated Tortoise (Psammobates oculifer) - Facts & Information
Psammobates oculifer (Kuhl, 1820)
Animal (Testudo brevitesta) - Facts & Information
Testudo brevitesta Vlachos & Tsoukala, 2015
Animal (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Fergana Valley Steppe Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) - Facts & Information
Testudo horsfieldii bogdanovi Chkhikvadze, 2008
Spider Tortoises (Pyxis Bell) - Facts & Information
Pyxis Bell, 1827
Animal (Pelorochelon soriana) - Facts & Information
Pelorochelon soriana
Iranian Tortoise (Testudo graeca) - Facts & Information
Testudo graeca zarudnyi Nikolsky, 1896
Asian Brown Tortoise; Asian Giant Tortoise; Asian Tortoise; Black Giant Tortoise; Braune Hinterindische Landschildkröte; Brown Tortoise; Burmese Brown Tortoise; Burmese Mountain Tortoise; Six-Legged Tortoise; Tortue Brune (Manouria emys) - Facts & Information
Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
Animal (Wilburemys) - Facts & Information
Wilburemys Martin & Mallory, 2011
African Spurred Tortoise; Grooved Tortoise; Sahel Tortoise; Spornschildkröte; Tortue Sillonnée; Tortue Sillonnée (La); Tortuga Africana; Tortuga Con Púas (Centrochelys sulcata) - Facts & Information
Centrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779)
Northern Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) - Facts & Information
Pyxis arachnoides brygooi Vuillemin & Domergue, 1972
(Californian) Desert Tortoise; Agassiz'S Desert Tortoise; Agassiz’S Desert Tortoise; Desert Tortoise; Galápago Del Desierto; Gophère D'Agassiz; Mohave Desert Tortoise; Mojave Desert Tortoise; Tortue D'Agassiz; Tortuga Del Desierto (Gopherus agassizii) - Facts & Information
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861)
Animal (Testudo lohanica) - Facts & Information
Testudo lohanica Perez-Garcia, Martín-Jiménez, Vlachos & Codrea, 2022
Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger guntheri (Baur, 1889)
Animal (Titanochelon schleichi) - Facts & Information
Titanochelon schleichi Pappa, Vlachos & Moser, 2023
Brazilian Giant Tortoise; Forest Tortoise; Jaboti; Jabuti; Jabuti Amarelo; Jabuti-Amarelo; Jabuti-Tinga; Morrocoy; Morrocoy Pata Amarilla; Morrocoy De Patas Amarillas; Motelo; South American Tortoise; South American Yellow-Footed Tortoise; Tortue De L'Amérique Du Sud; Tortue Dentelée; Tortue Denticulée; Tortue Denticulée (La); Waldschildkröte; Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis denticulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Central Asian Tortoise; Horsfield'S Tortoise; Steppe Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) - Facts & Information
Testudo horsfieldii horsfieldii Gray, 1844
Jaboti; Jabuti; Jabuti-Piranga; Jabuti-Vermelho; Köhlerschildkröte; Land Turtle; Morrocoy Pata Roja; Red-Footed Tortoise; Tortue Charbonnière; Tortue Charbonnière (La); Kolenbranderschildpad (Chelonoidis carbonarius) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis carbonarius (Spix, 1824)
Bell’S Hingeback Tortoise; Western Hinge-Back Tortoise (Kinixys nogueyi) - Facts & Information
Kinixys nogueyi (Lataste, 1886)
Animal (Testudo burgenlandica) - Facts & Information
Testudo burgenlandica Bachmayer & Młynarski, 1983
Southeastern Hinge-Back Tortoise (Kinixys zombensis) - Facts & Information
Kinixys zombensis zombensis Hewitt, 1931
Fernandina Giant Tortoise; Narborough Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) - Facts & Information
Chelonoidis niger phantasticus (Van Denburgh, 1907)