Indian Star Tortoise

Scientific Name: Geochelone elegans

DID YOU KNOW?

• If food becomes scarce, as it tends to in the seasonally hot, dry periods, these animals will become inactive and not eat for a long time.

EVERY SPECIES COUNT

Natural threats to this species are predation and flooding, but humans have drastically reduced their numbers through loss of habitat and collection for food and the exotic pet trade.

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