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Basic information
Chersina angulata
Angulate Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyTortoises
GenusAngulate Tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva rytířská
- English name
- Angulate Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Bowsprit Tortoise, Ploughshare Tortoise, Schnabelbrustschildkröte, South African Bowsprit Tortoise
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Marine, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 125 mm
- Body mass
- max 7,658 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 27.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 32 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 28–48 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~1 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
- Egg length
- ~42 mm
- Egg width
- ~34 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · TY5M · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4