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Radiated tortoise

Radiated tortoise

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT

Madagascar: South-West regions. Areas with low rainfall, covered with dry soil vegetation, forest areas. High inland plateaus as well as sandy areas near the coasts. Endemic species.

BEHAVIOUR

Active in the morning and late afternoon. The hot part of the day is spent in the shade of bushes and trees or buried in the ground. During the mating season, the male makes hissing and grunting voices.

DIET

Mainly grasses, rarely animal remains. In some areas, it eats invasive prickly pear. In the rainy season, he drinks water accumulated in rock depressions.

REPRODUCTION

It matures sexually when the armor is more than 25 cm long. The female lays from 1 to 5 eggs in one brood. Incubation period: 145 – 231 days.

GOOD TO KNOW

Main threats to the species: acquisition of turtles for illegal trade, loss of natural habitat.

  • Latin name: Astrochelys radiata
  • IUCN – Red List – CR – Critically endangered
  • CITES – Appendix I
  • EEP – European Endangered Species Programme

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