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Aldabra Giant TortoiseEducational resources on Aldabra Giant TortoiseAldabra Giant Tortoise [an error occurred while processing this directive] IUCN Profile of the Aldabra Giant Tortoise ADW: Dipsochelys dussumieri: Information Females are smaller than males, with an average carapace length of 90 cm and weight of 160 kg. ("Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea)", 2006; Grubb, 1971; Hutchins, 2003) animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dipsochelys_dussumieri.html EMYSystem Species Page: Geochelone gigantea (Aldabra Tortoise) Original Description: Schweigger 1812: 327: Type Locality "in Brasilia"; see discussion in Pritchard (1986) Holotype : Not designated; but see discussion in emys.geo.orst.edu/collection/species/Geochelonegigantea/Geochelonegigantea.html ADW: Testudinidae: Pictures Aldabra giant tortoise Dipsochelys dussumieri: Aldabra giant tortoise Dipsochelys dussumieri: red-footed tortoise Geochelone carbonaria : red-footed tortoise animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Testudinidae.html Ethan Frome The Aldabra giant tortoise, Geochelone gigantea, inhabits the Aldabra atoll (off the coast of Kenya and north of Madagascar) and is now the only remaining species on the islands of horticulture.cfans.umn.edu/vd/h5015/99papers/geurts.htm GWIDD Aldabrachelys elephantina (Aldabra giant tortoise) Pieris brassicae (Cabbage Butterfly) Solenopsis invicta (Red fire ant) Trichoplusia ni (Cabbage looper) gwidd.bioinformatics.ku.edu ADW: Dipsochelys dussumieri: Pictures Aldabra giant tortoise Dipsochelys dussumieri: Aldabra giant tortoise Dipsochelys dussumieri animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Dipsochelys_dussumieri.html Turtle, Tuatara, Crocodile Checklist--9 Manual 3: A-301.011.003.009:1-2. GEOGRAPHIC CODE: MU, RE, SC. COMMON NAME: Aldabra tortoise, Aldabra giant tortoise, Tortue géante des Seychelles. www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/turtcroclist/chklst9.htm School of Theology » Boston University Recent Lectures “Practicing Theology in the Aftermath of Trauma: How Religious Leaders and Communities can Participate in Trauma Healing.� Professor Shelly Rambo, June 2009. www.bu.edu/sth/?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise&Itemid=249 ADW: Dipsochelys dussumieri: Classification Dipsochelys dussumieri (Aldabra giant tortoise) ... What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Dipsochelys_dussumieri.html ADW: aldabra_giant_tort.jpg Dipsochelys dussumieri (Aldabra giant tortoise) Permissions for Use. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/tanya_dewey/aldabra_giant_tort.jpg/view.html
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