Chelonoidis

E89772

genus taxon

Chelonoidis is a genus of tortoises that includes several South American and Galápagos species, known for their large size and long lifespans.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Chelonoidis abingdonii	1
Chelonoidis carbonarius	1
Chelonoidis chilensis	1
Chelonoidis denticulatus	1
Chelonoidis donosobarrosi	1
Chelonoidis hoodensis	1
Chelonoidis lutzae	1
Chelonoidis monensis	1
Chelonoidis petersi	1
Chelonoidis porteri	1
Chelonoidis vultuosa	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	Testudinidae ⓘ
characteristic	includes several Galápagos tortoise species ⓘ includes several South American tortoise species ⓘ known for large body size ⓘ known for long lifespan ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
commonName	Neotropical tortoises ⓘ
describedAs	genus of tortoises ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
domain	Eukaryota ⓘ
family	Testudinidae ⓘ
foundIn	Caribbean islands ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ surface form: Galápagos archipelago mainland South America ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics
habitat	dry forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
hasConservationConcern	several species threatened or endangered ⓘ
includesSpecies	Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis abingdonii Chelonoidis alburyorum ⓘ Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis carbonarius Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis chilensis Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis denticulatus Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis donosobarrosi Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis hoodensis Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis lutzae Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis monensis Chelonoidis nigra ⓘ Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis petersi Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis porteri Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chelonoidis vultuosa
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
limbType	four-limbed terrestrial reptile ⓘ
nativeTo	Galápagos Islands ⓘ South America ⓘ
notableFor	some of the largest living tortoises ⓘ very long-lived individuals ⓘ
order	Testudines ⓘ
parentTaxon	Testudinidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
skeletonType	vertebrate ⓘ
subdivisionRanks	species ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeOf	tortoise genus ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis porteri

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis hoodensis

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis abingdonii

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis chilensis

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis carbonarius

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis denticulatus

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis donosobarrosi

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis petersi

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis monensis

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis vultuosa

Chelonoidis → includesSpecies → Chelonoidis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chelonoidis lutzae

Aldabrachelys → relatedTo → Chelonoidis ⓘ