Animals / Reptile

Aldabra giant tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea · Testudinidae

The Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabra tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys. The species is endemic to the Seychelles, with the nominate subspecies, A. g.

Where the Aldabra giant tortoise lives

Recorded in Seychelles (Seven seas (open ocean) and Africa).

Introduced, not native, in Tanzania, Mauritius and Saint Helena.

Most records fall in Zanzibar South and Central, Zanzibar West, Grand Port, Rivière Noire, Baie Sainte Anne and Grand'Anse.

See the Aldabra giant tortoise’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 465 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.