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	GALAPAGOS TORTOISES
		Agonistic behavior in Geochelone in the Galapagos appears to be a ritualistic competition for height.
		Nearly all are capable of retracting the head and neck within the carapace and protecting the anterior opening of the carapace by pulling up the forelimbs, which are covered with thick scales.
		Feral goats, traveling across bare lava fields from the southern part of the island, have invaded and devastated the area which was once a haven for the last large population of the giant tortoises.
	members.tripod.com /~dcarson/galapagos_tortoises.html (4054 words)

	Leopard Tortoise – Geochelone pardalis - Darrell Senneke
		Leopard Tortoise – Geochelone pardalis - Darrell Senneke
		Geochelone pardalis, the Leopard tortoise, is one of the species of tortoise most commonly kept as a pet.
		Geochelone pardalis fed on cat or dog foods frequently die from renal failure or from impacted bladder stones of solidified urates.
	www.chelonia.org /Articles/pardaliscare.htm (1119 words)

	Geochelone carbonaria
		Estudio comparativo del comportamiento de los especies de morrocoy: Geochelone carbonaria y Geochelone denticulata y aspectos comparables de su morfologia externa.
		Geochelone carbonaria: Reproductive aspects of the Redfoot Tortoise in Captivity.
		Optimierung der Haltung und Zucht der Köhlerschildkröte Geochelone carbonaria (Spix, 1824) aus der Guayana-Region [Optimal living conditions and breedings of Geochelone carbonaria (Spix, 1824) from the Guiana Region].
	home.earthlink.net /~itec5/Testudinata/Geochelone_carbonaria.html (397 words)

	Radiated Tortoises
		Among the most distinctive and beautiful are those tortoises which have a "star" or "radiating" pattern on their carapace, and many people believe that of these, the rare Radiated Tortoise, Geochelone radiata, is the most distinguished.
		Radiated tortoises are among the world's rarer tortoises, although they are not as rare as the closely related Madagascar tortoise Geochelone yniphora, or "Angonoka", of which there may be only a few dozen surviving in the wild.
		We are all indebted to the institutions and individuals who have worked so hard to make this program a success, for without their efforts one of the most beautiful tortoise species, Geochelone radiata, the Radiated tortoise, might not be around today for the world to admire.
	www.unc.edu /~dtkirkpa/stuff/radiated.html (1455 words)

	Turtles at Rotterdam Zoo
		Between 1997 and 2004 we bred Cuora amboinensis (31 specimens), in 1999: 3 Cuora trifasciata, and between 1999 and 2003: 57 Geoclemys hamiltonii.
		For reintroduction purposes 206 Geochelone sulcata were bred; they all went to the SOS Sulcata project in Senegal.
		In this former filter section we already kept 1.2 Geochelone radiata in an exhibit also measuring 600x300x150 cm, and this group produced 4 hatchlings in 2003 and the first one this year was born May 16.
	www.turtlesurvival.org /Europe/2004Rotterdam.htm (484 words)

	Redfoot Tortoise
		The red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) has been an enduring favorite in the herpetocultural trade for years.
		Red-footed tortoises have challenging head movements that are a series of lateral jerks, by contrast, yellow-footed tortoises utilize a long sideways sweep in their displays (Auffenberg, 1965).
		Walker, P. Geochelone carbonaria Red-footed Tortoise" In Conservation Biology of Tortoises ed.
	www.kingsnake.com /rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHredfoot.htm (2746 words)

	CTTC - What's the difference
		Quite often there is confusion in identifying two of the three tortoises which are native to continental South America.
		The Argentine tortoise, Geochelone chilensis, is quite easily distinguished from the other two South American tortoises, looking at first glance much like one of the tortoises belonging to the genus Gopherus.
		Geochelone denticulata is commonly called "yellow leg" tortoise and G.
	www.tortoise.org /archives/carbdent.html (605 words)

	Dr. Thomas Leuteritz' Home Page
		Distribution, status, and reproductive biology of the Radiated Tortoise Geochelone radiata in southwest Madagascar.
		Leuteritz, T.E.J. Distribution, status, and reproductive biology of the radiated tortoise, Geochelone radiata (Shaw, 1802) in southwest Madagascar.
		Distribution, biology, and status of the radiated tortoise, Geochelone radiata in southwestern Madagascar.
	bulldog2.redlands.edu /fac/tel (361 words)

	African Spurred Tortoise - Geochelone sulcata - Darrell Senneke
		This care sheet is intended only to cover the general care of this species.
		Geochelone sulcata fed on cat or dog foods frequently die from renal failure or from impacted bladder stones of solidified urates.
		Avoid over reliance upon 'supermarket' greens and fruits, which typically contain inadequate fiber levels, excessive pesticide residues and are too rich in sugar and should be avoided.
	www.chelonia.org /Articles/sulcatacare.htm (1085 words)

	CTTC - Ploughshare Tortoise, Geochelone yniphora by J. O. Juvik, D. E. Meier and S. McKeown
		This was the first evidence of egg fertility among the many egg clutches laid by the female since 1979.
		Growth of captive born Geochelone yniphora in the Honolulu Zoo, 1983-1990.
		Juvik, J.O., Andrianarivo, A.J. and Blanc, C.P. The ecology and status of Geochelone yniphora: A critically endangered tortoise in north-western Madagascar.
	www.tortoise.org /archives/yniphora.html (3088 words)

	African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata - Client Handout
		Introduction: Commonly known as the African spurred, furrowed, or Sulcata tortoise, Geochelone sulcata originates in the Sahel region of Africa, along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.
		Both sexes have large gular projections (forked protrusions under the neck on bottom of the shell), but the males, tend to be larger and more flared.
		Housing: Geochelone sulcata should have a clean, dry enclosure with access to food and water, full-spectrum lighting, warm and cool areas, (allowing for thermoregulation), a simulated (or real) burrow or hide-box, and protection from predators or other hazards.
	www.arav.org /Journals/JA021748.htm (1578 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		The yellow footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (L.), locally known as "jaboti", "motelo", "morrocoy" or "sigrilpatoe" is a middle sized herbivorous tortoise living in dense rain forests of South America.
		Four subadult yellow-footed tortoises captured by local people from Tamshiyacu in the Iquitos region of Peru, were recently imported by a private herpeto-keeper in the Czech Republic.
		Additionally, an intranuclear coccidian was found and described in various tissues of the radiated tortoise, Geochelone radiata by Jacobson et al.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc00132 (968 words)

	Chaco Tortoise – Geochelone chilensis (GRAY 1870*) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke
		The Chaco tortoise (Geochelone chilensis) is a medium size tortoise growing to about 20 cm (8 inches) in length with the largest specimens reaching 23 cm (9 inches).
		It is interesting to note that while they are the smallest tortoises in the genus Geochelone, they are also the closest living relative to the giant Galapagos tortoises (Geochleone nigra) as determined by DNA analysis.
		Pyramiding is an extremely common problem in Geochelone chilensis, especially animals brought into the United States in the 80s and early 90s.
	www.chelonia.org /Articles/Gchilensiscare.htm (1341 words)

	Giant Tortoise
		The scientific name Geochelone means “earth tortoise” in Greek.
		There are two types of Giant Tortoise: the Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) and the Aldabra tortoise (Geochelone gigantea).
		These tortoises are complete vegetarians, surviving on plants and grasses, as well as fruit.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Gianttortoise.asp?i_id=345 (423 words)

	3.1 Turtles
		Geographical distribution and variation: Geochelone carbonaria is discontinuous in distribution, ranging from easternmost Panama and parts of Colombia, Venezuela and Guianas in the north, to the mouth of the Amazon, to Bolivia, Paraguay, and the northernmost part of Argentina.
		Habitat: Geochelone carbonaria lives in mosaics of deciduous and gallery forest interspersed with savannah, while G.
		Parallel research on tortoise biology, reproductive capacity and growth in the wild is also needed because so little is known about their population levels and ecology under field conditions.
	www.fao.org /docrep/T0750E/t0750e09.htm (3700 words)

	Description of Gastrointestinal Parasite From a Red-footed Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) in Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Abstract: This paper describes and classifies a nematode parasite found in the gastrointestinal tract of a red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) from Brazil.
		A captive, pet, juvenile red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria), weighing 155g was bitten by a dog.
		The nematode was recovered from a red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria).
	www.vet.uga.edu /ivcvm/2000/Werther2/Werther2.htm (967 words)

	Severe Pyramiding - Geochelone sulcata - World Chelonian Trust
		The first set of photos are of an animal that is by far the worst case of "stacked" scutes in a sulcata that I have seen.
		The final photos are of Geochelone sulcata as they appear with perfect shell formation.
		This appearance is possible with careful attention to diet and habitat.
	www.chelonia.org /Articles/severeP.htm (259 words)

	World Chelonian Trust - Geochelone Gallery
		Radiated Tortoises (Geochelone radiata) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke
		African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) - Darrell Senneke
		Differentiating Male and Female Geochelone chilensis (Chaco tortoise) - Chris Tabaka DVM
	www.chelonia.org /geochelone_gallery.htm (149 words)

	Land Use and Grazing in Relation to the Genus Geochelone in Argentina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		ABSTRACT: Geochelone chilensis is similar in its ecology to Gopherus agassizii.
		For several decades forests and deserts throughout the tortoises’; range have been affected by free-ranging livestock, mainly goats but also cattle and sheep.
		Populations are consequently marginalized to places such as road edges, sand hills, edges of salt lakes, and rugged landscapes where livestock seem to have low impact.
	nytts.org /proceedings/waller1.htm (180 words)

	Turtles
		African Spurred Tortoise (on feeding sulcata) - Brad Morris discusses feeding Geochelone sulcata.
		Ploughshare Tortoise - Captive Husbandry and Conservation of the Madagascar Ploughshare Tortoise, Geochelone yniphora by James O. Juvik, Duane E. Meier, and Sean McKeown.
		Red-Footed Tortoise - Geochelone carbonaria husbandry, by Diane Levine and David Schafer.
	www.teenoutreach.com /misc/petcorner/turtles_tortoise_links.htm (1445 words)

	Phylogenetic Relationships of the Galapagos Tortoise Geochelone nigra from Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Phylogenetic Relationships of the Galapagos Tortoise Geochelone nigra from Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Data
		Although the Galapagos tortoise, Geochelone nigra has been recognized for 30 years as a single species with sub-specific populations distinguished on the basis of morphology, the taxonomic relationships of these geographically isolated subspecies have remained unresolved.
		Although morphological differences for carapace shape, maximum adult size, and neck and limb length have continued to form the basis for the Galapagos tortoise’s taxonomy, in many cases, the plasticity variation cannot be classified to subspecies based on morphology alone (Fritts 1984).
	www.darwinfoundation.org /articles/calif22069917.html (373 words)

	Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galapagos tortoises -- Caccone et al. 96 (23): 13223 -- Proceedings of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands (Geochelone nigra) are renowned both as spectacular animals and for their contribution
		On the South American continent are depicted the three mainland Geochelone, from the top: G.
		The enlarged area includes a map of the Galápagos Archipelago with the names of islands that have extant subspecies of tortoises.
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/96/23/13223 (3580 words)

	Sulcata Care Sheet
		It is important for you to get the accurate information you need to keep and raise your Sulcata so you don't make some of the grave mistakes that I did when I first purchased my Sulcata.
		This care sheet is a good beginner’s reference and might help to explain, in layman’s terms, some of the more technical jargon of the tortoise world.
		Point of interest: for those of you who also have Leopard tortoises (Geochelone Pardalis), the care of the Leopard and the Sulcata is virtually identical.
	home.earthlink.net /~rednine/sulcatacare.html (3958 words)

	CTTC - Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, by Sandy Chase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In December 1987 I joined the Southwestern Herpetologists Society and a friend showed me a couple of African leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis).
		I asked him to pick up a pair for me. When I opened the box he had brought to the January meeting for me I thought I had never seen anything as beautiful as the two tortoises inside.
		Sandy Chase and her leopard tortoises live in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California.
	www.tortoise.org /archives/pardalis.html (1284 words)

	Sulcata Tortoises
		Sulcata tortoises are native to more northern parts of Africa, ranging from the southern edge of the Sahara down through the arid countries, including Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, the Sudan, and Ethiopia, up through the dry, hot Massaua coast bordering the Red Sea.
		Stearns, Brett C. Captive husbandry and propagation of the African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata.
		An excerpt of this article was published under the title African Spurred Tortoises in Reptile and Amphibian Magazine, Sept/Oct 1996, pp.
	www.anapsid.org /sulcata.html (4625 words)

	EMYSystem Text Only Genus Page: Geochelone (Typical Tortoises) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The taxonomy of the genus Geochelone is disputed.
		Crumly (1982a) rejected the subgenera of Geochelone as paraphyletic or premature.
		He did, however, tentatively retain Indotestudo as a distinct genus.
	emys.geo.orst.edu /text_only/collection/genus/Geochelone/Geochelone.html (131 words)

	NESTING and EGG LAYING IN A GROUP OF AFRICAN SULCATA TORTOISES (Geochelone Sulcata)
		The Sulcata Tortoise (Geochelone Sulcata) is the 3rd largest tortoise in the world and the www.tigerhomes.org Animal Sanctuary houses a breeding colony of them.
		For detailed information on our group please visit Meet the Rest Of the Family.
		The www.tigerhomes Animal Sanctuary is proud of our productive group of breeding African Sulcata Tortoises.
	www.tigerhomes.org /animal/egg-laying-sulcata-tortoises.cfm (829 words)

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