In biological terms, you often see that the words, ‘Tortoise,’ ‘Turtle,’ and ‘Terrapin’ are used one after another. Their habitat plays an important role in their classification. Without a doubt, they all belong to the common order of Chelonia, which has 244 species in it. The Americans consider turtles as aquatic or semi-aquatic Chelonians. Australians…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Testudinidae Genus: Geochelone Species: G. platynota Binomial name: Geochelone platynota The Burmese Star tortoise Geochelone Platynota is a large tortoise. These are critically endangered species. They are inhabitants of the deciduous dry forests of Myanmar. The Burmese star tortoise is…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Testudinidae Genus: Chelonoidis Species: C. petersi Binomial name: Chelonoidis chilensis Chaco Tortoises or the tortoise Chelonoidis Chilensis belong to the family Testudinidae. The tortoise derives its name from the Chaco regions in Argentina and Paraguay, which…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Homopus Species: H. boulengeri Binomial name: Homopus boulengeri Boulenger’s cape tortoise Homopus Boulengeri, now renamed as Karoo Padloper, is also called Doonner-wee tortoise or Boulenger’s Padloper. This tortoise belongs to the genus of Homopus and is widespread in the province…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Testudinidae Genus: Gopherus Species: G. flavomarginatus Binomial name: Gopherus flavomarginatus The Bolson Tortoise Gopherus, biologically named Gopherus Flavomarginatus, otherwise known as Yellow-margined or Mexican giant tortoise is a variety of tortoise that originated from the North American…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Testudinidae Genus: Chersina Species: C. angulata Binomial name: Chersina angulata Angulated tortoises belong to the species of tortoise Chersina angulata, the only species of the genus Chersina. We can find these species in the dry regions and…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Manouria Species: M. emys Binomial name: Manouria emys You can call the Burmese tortoise, Manouria Emys, by many names like Asian brown, Asian Forest, Burmese Mountain, Burmese Black, Burmese Brown, and six-legged tortoise. Asian Forest Tortoise is the fourth largest…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Testudinidae Genus: Aldabrachelys Species: A. gigantea Binomial name: Aldabrachelys gigantea Aldabra Tortoise, Aldabrachelys Gigantean, has one of the longest life spans on earth. They could very well have the longest lifespan. Nobody exactly knows how long these…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Malacochersus Species: M. tornieri Binomialname: Malacochersus tornieri The African pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) has a flat-shell and inhabits Kenya and Tanzania. It earned its name from its flat-shaped shell. It is the solitary member of the species malacochersus. The biggest…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Testudinidae Genus: Geochelone The African spurred tortoise Geochelone sulcata, known as African spur thigh tortoise, or sometimes as sulcata tortoise, is the world’s third largest variety of tortoises. It is also the largest variety of mainland tortoise, not seen…
If you are either a pet owner or an enthusiast, it is likely that you know that sulcata tortoises can be a popular choice among your peers. That is the case especially, if you want something unconventional and out of the ordinary when picking a pet. Certainly it is going to be a challenge taking…
Pets can come in different shapes and sizes. There are pets out there which are popular to many while there are others which are considered to be exotic. Caring for pets that are out of the usual can be pretty challenging. However, for both pet owners and enthusiasts alike, this can be rather interesting and…