Tortoise-Spot

Information Center:

I moved all my site pages that had information on it, onto this page, that way you dont have to click around as much and it will be easier for visitors.

Edible weeds for tortoise link:

This site is from shelled-warriors, they put an album together:

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Tortoise species and size chart:

The list is made by Danny; Egyptiandan as most know him.. (not sure where he got it or if he made it: found it to be interesting though:

Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra-----------150cm
Aldabra tortoise, Aldabrachelys dussumieri------140cm
Seychelles tortoise, A. hololissa----------------100cm
Arnold's tortoise, A. arnoldi---------------------90cm
African spurred tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata---84.5cm
Yellowfoot tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata------82cm
Leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis---------78cm
Redfoot tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonaria---------61cm
Asian mountain tortoise, Manouria emys---------60cm
Plowshare tortoise, Astrochelys yniphora--------49cm
Radiated tortoise, A. radiata--------------------45cm
Chaco tortoise, Chelnoidis chilensis--------------44cm
Bolson's tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus------40cm
Marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata----------40cm
Greek tortoise, T. ibera--------------------------38cm
Star tortoise, Geochelone elegans----------------38cm
Desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii---------------38cm
Gopher tortoise, G. polyphemus------------------38cm
Hermanns tortoise, Testudo hermanni------------36cm
Elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata---------36cm
North African greek tortoise, Testudo graeca-----34cm
Travancore tortoise, Indotestudo travancorica----34cm
Forest hingeback tortoise, Kinixys erosa-----------32cm
Celebes tortoise, Indotestudo forstenii------------31cm
Impressed tortoise, Manouria impressa------------31cm
Russian tortoise, Agrionemys horsfieldii------------28cm
Bowsprit tortoise, Chersina angulata--------------26cm
Burmese Star tortoise, Geochelone platynota------26cm
Home's hingeback tortoise, Kinixys homeana-------25cm
Texas tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri---------------23cm
Bell's hingeback tortoise, Kinixys belliana-----------22cm
Speke's hingeback tortoise, K. spekii---------------20cm
Geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus-----20cm
Pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri-----------20cm
Lobatse hingeback tortoise, Kinixys lobatsiana------17cm
Natal hingeback tortoise, K. natalensis-------------16cm
Karoo cape tortoise, Homopus femoralis------------16cm
Spider tortoise, Pyxis arachnoides------------------15cm
Tent tortoise, Psammobates tentorius--------------15cm
Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni--------------14cm
Serrated tortoise, Psammobates oculiferus---------13cm
Flat-tailed tortoise, Pyxis planicauda---------------12cm
Parrot-beaked tortoise, Homopus areolatus---------12cm
Boulenger's cape tortoise, H. boulengeri------------11cm
Namibian tortoise, H. solus------------------------10cm
Speckled tortoise, H. signatus----------------------9.5cm