Aldabra giant tortoise  (Geochelone gigantea)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderTestudines
FamilyTestudinidae
GenusGeochelone (1)
SizeMale weight: 250 kg (2)
Female weight: 159 kg (2)
Male length: 122 cm (2)
Female length: 91 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), on both as Geochelone gigantea although it is also referred to as Dipsochelys dussumieri or D. elephantine (4).

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