Giant tortoise (disambiguation)

are any of various large land

Giant tortoise or giant tortoises may also refer to:

• Galápagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra are a complex of the largest living species of tortoise.

: Pinta giant tortoise or Pinta Island tortoise, Chelonoidis abingdonii, is a species of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island that is most likely extinct since the death of Lonesome George

: Volcán Wolf giant tortoise, Chelonoidis becki, is a species of Galápagos tortoise native to the north side of Ecuador's Isabela Island

: Narborough Island giant tortoise or Fernandina Island tortoise Chelonoidis phantasticus, is a species of Galápagos tortoise that was last seen in 1906, until a single female individual was rediscovered living on Fernandina Island in February 2019.

• Aldabrachelys, a genus of giant tortoises of the Seychelles and Madagascan radiations

: † A. abrupta - Abrupt giant tortoise

: † A. grandidieri - Grandidier's giant tortoise

: Aldabra giant tortoise, A. gigantea with recognised subspecies:

:: A. g. arnoldi – Arnold's giant tortoise

::† A. g. daudinii – Daudin's giant tortoise

:: A. g. gigantea – Aldabra giant tortoise

:: A. g. hololissa – Seychelles giant tortoise, the individual Jonathan being the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world

• † Cylindraspis an extinct genus of tortoise with the following species:

: † C. indica, Réunion giant tortoise, from Réunion

: † C. inepta, Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise, from Mauritius

: † C. peltastes, Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, from Rodrigues

: † C. triserrata, Domed Mauritius giant tortoise, from Mauritius

: † C. vosmaeri, Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, from Rodrigues

• †Tenerife giant tortoise, Centrochelys burchardi, a species of tortoise endemic to the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands
• †Gran Canaria giant tortoise, Centrochelys vulcanica, a species of tortoise endemic to the island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands

• † Megalochelys atlas, an extinct species of giant tortoise, the largest known tortoise in the fossil record

• Yellow-footed tortoise ( Chelonoidis denticulatus), also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise
• Bolson tortoise, ( Gopherus flavomarginatus), also known as the Mexican giant tortoise
• "Giant Tortoise", a song by Pond from their 2013 album, Hobo Rocket

• Key: † indicates extinct.

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See also

• †Archelon, the largest turtle ever to have been documented
• Largest prehistoric animals - turtles and tortoises section
• Largest reptiles - turtle section
• Large tortoiseshell, a species of butterfly

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