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Sidney Bailey Collection - Tortoises

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Aldabra Tortoise Asian Brown Tortoise
Geochelone gigantea Species: Geochelone gigantea
Origin: Aldabra atoll in the Indian Ocean
Habitat: Shady grass, scrubland, marsh
Size: To 105cm
Manouria emys Species: Manouria emys
Origin: Bangladesh, Burma, Sumatra, Borneo
Habitat: Highland tropical monsoon forests
Size: To 60cm
 
Beaked Cape Tortoise Bell's Hingeback
Homopus areolatus Species: Homopus areolatus
Origin: Cape province, South Africa
Habitat: Woodland, scrub, shaded grassland
Size: To 11cm
Kinixys belliani Species: Kinixys belliani
Origin: Edges of African tropical rain forests
Habitat: Savanna, dry brush and grasslands
Size: To 22cm
 
Elongated Tortoise Eroded Hingeback
THE ELONGATED TORTOISE (Indotestudo elongata) Species: Indotestudo elongata
Origin: Nepal, Northern India, Burma, Malaya
Habitat: Highland tropical forests
Size: to 30cm
Kinixys erosa Species: Kinixys erosa
Origin: West Africa
Habitat: Tropical foests
Size: To 21cm
 
Flat Tailed Tortoise Giant African Spurred Tortoise
Acinixys planicauda Species: Acinixys planicauda
Origin: South West Madagascar
Habitat: Tropical deciduous forests
Size: To 12 cm
Geochelone sulcata Species: Geochelone sulcata
Origin: Ethiopia, Sudan, Habitat: Chad, Niger,Senagal
Desert fringes, dry savannah
Size: To 76cm
 
Gopher Tortoise Hermann’s Tortoise
Gopherus (flavomarginatus) Species: Gopherus (flavomarginatus)
Origin: Mexico
Habitat: Desert
Size: To 37 cm
Testudo hermanni Species: Testudo hermanni
Origin: Southern Europe and med. islands
Habitat: Dry medows, woodlands and scrubland
Size: to 28cm
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Horsfield’s Tortoise Side view Horsfield’s Tortoise Top view
Testudo horsfieldi Species: Testudo horsfieldi
Origin: South east Russia, Pakistan
Habitat: Deserts, steppes, oases.
Size: To 22cm
Testudo horsfieldi Species: Testudo horsfieldi
Origin: South east Russia, Pakistan
Habitat: Deserts, steppes, oases.
Size: To 22cm
 
Leopard Tortoise Marginated Tortoise
Geochelone pardalis Species: Geochelone pardalis
Origin: Africa
Habitat: Savannahs, plains, dry scrubland
Size: To 68cm
Testudo marginata Species: Testudo marginata
Origin: Greece and some Greek Islands
Habitat: Dry and hilly scrub woodlands
Size: To 30cm
 
Pancake Tortoise Radiated Tortoise
Malacochersus tornieri Species: Malacochersus tornieri
Origin:East Africa
Habitat:Arid scrub with rocky outcrops
Size:To 17cm
Geochelone radiata Species: Geochelone radiata
Origin: Madagascar
Habitat: Tropical bamboo forests
Size: To 40cm
 
Red Legged Tortoise Spider Tortoise
Geochelone carbonaria Species: Geochelone carbonaria
Origin: East of the Andes, South America
Habitat: Moist grasslands and jungle fringes.
Size: To 50cm
Pyxis arachnoides Species: Pyxis arachnoides
Origin: Southern Madagascar
Habitat: Tropical deciduous forests
Size: To 15cm
 
Spur Thighed Tortoise Spur Thighed Tortoise
Testudo graeca ibera Species: Testudo graeca ibera
Origin: North Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran
Habitat: Dry open steppes, wastelands, scrub
Size: To 30cm
Testudo graeca graeca Species: Testudo graeca graeca
Origin: Nothern Africa
Habitat: Dry open steppes, wastelands, scrub
Size: To 30cm
 
Yellow Legged Tortoise

 

Geochelone denticulata Species: Geochelone denticulata
Origin: Equatorial South America
Habitat: Tropical forests and jungles
Size: To 82cm
   

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