Geochelone
Genus of tortoises / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geochelone is a genus of tortoises.
Quick Facts Geochelone Temporal range: Miocene to present, Scientific classification ...
Geochelone Temporal range: Miocene to present | |
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G. elegans | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Geochelone Fitzinger, 1835 |
Species | |
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Geochelone tortoises, which are also known as typical tortoises or terrestrial turtles, can be found in southern Asia. They primarily eat plants.