Aldabra giant tortoise  (Geochelone gigantea)

Carapace: The top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax'.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Invertebrate: Animals with no backbone.

1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. Animal Bytes, Busch Gardens (March, 2008)
   http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/reptilia/testudines/aldabra-tortoise.htm
   
3. CITES (April, 2003)
   http://www.cites.org
   
4. Gerlach, J. (2004) Giant Tortoises of the Western Indian Ocean. Chimaira publishers, Frankfurt.
   
5. St. Louis Zoo (December, 2008)
   http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/turtlesandtortoises/aldabratortoise.htm
   
6. World Turtle Database (April, 2003)
   http://emys.geo.orst.edu/default.html
   
7. Gerlach, J. (2006) Pers. Comm.
   
8. Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles (April, 2003)
   http://islandbiodiversity.com