Aldabrachelys [1] is genus of giant tortoises, including the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) native to the Seychelles, as well as two extinct species, Aldabrachelys abrupta and Aldabrachelys grandidieri known from Madagascar.

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) 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. gigantea native to Aldabra …

The Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), also known as the Seychelles domed giant tortoise, is a tortoise subspecies in the genus Aldabrachelys. It inhabited the large central granitic Seychelles islands, but was hunted in vast numbers by European sailors.

One of two remaining species of giant tortoise on Earth, the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, is the last extant species of a group of giant tortoise that inhabited islands of the Western Indian Ocean. They shared a common ancestor with the Galapagos Tortoise around 25-30 million years ago.

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of endemic to the Seychelles. It is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Historically, giant tortoises were found on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar.

They are one of the two remaining species out of eighteen giant tortoises that once inhabited the islands of the Western Indian Ocean. These tortoises have four subspecies, A. g. gigantean, A. g. arnoldi, A. g. daudinii, and A. g. hololissa.

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Aldabrachelys gigantea, commonly known as the Aldabra giant tortoise, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. This species is noted for its long lifespan, which can be over a century, making it a symbol of endurance and longevity.

On a few distant islands, far off the coast of Madagascar in the Seychelles, there’s a species of tortoise that may be the heaviest free-roaming reptile. The Aldabra Giant Tortoise is so rotund it engineers its own ecosystem. These colossal testudines are also one of the earliest examples of a conservation success, at least as far as we know.

The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea), also known as the Aldabrachelys gigantea, is one of the largest tortoise species in the world. Native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, these majestic reptiles are renowned for their impressive size, …