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Basic information
Aldabrachelys gigantea
Abrupt Giant Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyTortoises
GenusAldabrachelys
- Czech name
- Želva Gadowova
- English name
- Abrupt Giant Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Želva Grandidierova, Želva malgašská, Želva obrovská, Želva réunionská, Želva Vosmaerova, Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Aldabra Giant Tortoise [gigantea], Arnold’s Giant Tortoise [arnoldi], Daudin’s Giant Tortoise [daudinii], Giant Tortoise, Grandidier's Giant Tortoise, Réunion Giant Tortoise, Seychelles Giant Tortoise, Seychelles Giant Tortoise [hololissa], Tartaruga Gigante de Aldabra
- Synonyms
- Dipsochelys arnoldi, Testudo daudinii, Testudo dussumieri, Testudo elephantina, Testudo gigantea, Testudo gouffei, Testudo hololissa, Testudo ponderosa, Testudo sumeirei
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Scrubland, Swamp
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Ground, Hide, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 1,220 mm
- Body mass
- max 117,200 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 80.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 187 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Crepuscular
- Diet
- Arthropods, Carrion, Flowers, Folivore, Frugivore, Fruit, Insects, Leaves, Seeds, Wood
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 23.7–36.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 9–25 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6689N · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4