Testudinidae
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Testudinidae is a family of land-dwelling tortoises known for their domed shells, sturdy limbs, and adaptation to terrestrial habitats across many regions of the world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Testudinidae canonical | 24 |
| Geochelone | 1 |
| Gopherus | 1 |
| Testudininae | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reptile family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ tortoise family ⓘ |
| characteristic |
adaptation to land-dwelling lifestyle
ⓘ
domed shell ⓘ mostly herbivorous diet ⓘ sturdy limbs ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| commonName |
land tortoises
ⓘ
tortoises ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | many species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
granivorous ⓘ herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | stronger terrestrial adaptations than most other turtles ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | aquatic turtles ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ various islands ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | primary herbivores in dry and semi-arid ecosystems ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | nests dug in soil ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Aldabrachelys
ⓘ
Aldabrachelys ⓘ
surface form:
Centrochelys
Chelonoidis ⓘ Chersina ⓘ Testudinidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Geochelone
Gopherus ⓘ Psammobates ⓘ
surface form:
Homopus
Kinixys ⓘ Manouria ⓘ Psammobates ⓘ Stigmochelys ⓘ Testudo ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | primarily terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotion | walking on columnar or elephantine hind limbs ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
long lifespan
ⓘ
slow growth ⓘ |
| order | Testudines ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| shellType | bony shell covered with keratinous scutes ⓘ |
| skeletonFeature |
high-domed carapace
ⓘ
robust limb bones ⓘ |
| suborder |
Testudines
ⓘ
surface form:
Cryptodira
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting for food ⓘ overcollection for pet trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gopherus
this entity surface form:
Geochelone
subject surface form:
Stigmochelys pardalis
this entity surface form:
Testudininae