![]() ![]() After a debate that lasted two years with many submissions, the ICZN eventually decided to conserve the name Testudo gigantea over this recently used name (ICZN 2013). This species is widely referred to as Aldabrachelys gigantea, but in recent times, attempts were made to use the name Dipsochelys as Dipsochelys dussumieri. Another study found body masses of up to 132 kg (291 lb) most commonplace. Medium-sized specimens in captivity were reported as 70 to 110 kg (150 to 240 lb) in body mass. Females are generally smaller than males, with average specimens measuring 91 cm (36 in) in carapace length and weighing 159 kg (351 lb). Similar in size to the famous Galápagos giant tortoise, its carapace averages 122 cm (48 in) in length with an average weight of 250 kg (550 lb). The neck of the Aldabra giant tortoise is very long, even for its great size, which helps the animal to exploit tree branches up to a meter from the ground as a food source. The species has stocky, heavily scaled legs to support its heavy body. gigantea is a brown or tan in color with a high, domed shape. Description Ī skeleton of Aldabra giant tortoise found on Cousin Island ( Seychelles) ![]() arnoldi may remain in captivity, in recent times, these have all been reduced as subspecies of A. Many of the Indian Ocean species were thought to be driven to extinction by over-exploitation by European sailors, and they were all seemingly extinct by 1840 with the exception of the Aldabran giant tortoise on the island atoll of Aldabra. Historically, giant tortoises were found on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar, and the fossil record indicates giant tortoises once occurred on every continent and many islands with the exception of Australia and Antarctica. It is one of the largest tortoises in the world. The species is endemic to the Seychelles, with the nominate subspecies, A. The Aldabra giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. (video) A pair of Aldabra giant tortoises at Tobu Zoo in Saitama, Japan ![]()
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