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Family of land turtles
generally reclusive animals. Tortoises are the longest-living land animals in the world, although the longest-living species of tortoise is a matter of debate
Tortoise
Military transport raft sunk in Lake George, New York
The Land Tortoise was a military transport ship built for service on Lake George, New York during the French and Indian War. The vessel, a radeau (raft)
Land_Tortoise
Species of reptile
The Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger), also called the Galápagos giant tortoise, is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which
Galápagos_tortoise
Oldest known living land animal (hatched c. 1832)
193 as of 2026, making him the oldest known living land animal as well as the oldest verified tortoise in recorded history. He was officially named in Guinness
Jonathan_(tortoise)
Species of tortoise
The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of
Desert_tortoise
Chelonoidis niger (the Galápagos tortoise) is a tortoise species endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It includes at least 14, and possibly up to 16, subspecies
List of subspecies of Galápagos tortoise
List_of_subspecies_of_Galápagos_tortoise
Subspecies of Galápagos tortoise
Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, is a
Pinta_Island_tortoise
Extinct species of tortoise
Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the
Chelonoidis_cubensis
Species of tortoise
The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Aldabra tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and
Aldabra_giant_tortoise
Extinct species of tortoise
Chelonoidis monensis, also known as the Mona tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived on the island of Mona, Puerto Rico, from the Late
Chelonoidis_monensis
Species of tortoise
angonoka, ploughshare tortoise, Madagascar tortoise, or Madagascar angulated tortoise. There may be fewer than 400 of these tortoises left in the wild. It
Angonoka_tortoise
Species of tortoise
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge
African_spurred_tortoise
Genus of tortoises
Chelonoidis is a genus of turtles in the tortoise family erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1835. They are found in South America and the Galápagos Islands
Chelonoidis
Species of reptile
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Southeastern United States
Gopher_tortoise
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tortoise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile, protected by a shell, of the order Testudines. Tortoise may also
Tortoise_(disambiguation)
Extinct genus of tortoises
extinct genus of tortoises that lived from the Miocene to Pleistocene. They are noted for their giant size, the largest known for any tortoise, with a maximum
Megalochelys
Species of African reptile
Bell's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana), also known commonly as Bell's eastern hinged tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae
Bell's_hinge-back_tortoise
Extinct species of tortoise
giant tortoise (Cylindraspis triserrata) is an extinct species of giant tortoise. It was endemic to Mauritius. One of two different giant tortoise species
Domed Mauritius giant tortoise
Domed_Mauritius_giant_tortoise
Genus of tortoises
is a genus of fossorial tortoises commonly referred to as gopher tortoises. The gopher tortoise is grouped with land tortoises that originated 60 million
Gopherus
Critically endangered subspecies of tortoise
the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise or Narborough Island giant tortoise) is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise that was discovered in 1906 and thought
Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise
Fernandina_Island_Galápagos_tortoise
Coins made on Aegina, 6th century BC
pellets down center. Rev. incuse square with eight sections. After the end of the Peloponnesian War, 404 BC, Sea turtle was replaced by the land tortoise.
Coinage_of_Aegina
Topics referred to by the same term
Giant tortoises are any of various large land tortoises Giant tortoise or giant tortoises may also refer to: Galápagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra
Giant tortoise (disambiguation)
Giant_tortoise_(disambiguation)
Species of tortoise
The leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan
Leopard_tortoise
Deceased Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise
(c. 1844 – 3 April 2004) was a 5 kg (11 lb) Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, estimated to be about 160 years old at the time of her death. This made
Timothy_(tortoise)
Ancient Greek tortoise nymph
his fables. The noun χελώνη is the ancient Greek word for both the land tortoise and the sea turtle. Traditionally the word is considered to derive from
Chelone_(mythology)
Species of tortoise
The geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) is a critically endangered species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus Psammobates. It
Geometric_tortoise
Extinct species of tortoise
The saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta) is an extinct species of giant tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It was endemic to
Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise
Saddle-backed_Mauritius_giant_tortoise
American businessman and film director
by protecting land for turtles and tortoises. Since its inception, Turtle Conservancy has helped to protect over 60,000 acres of wild land around the world
Eric_Goode
Subspecies of tortoise
Wolf giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger becki), also known commonly as the Wolf Volcano giant tortoise and the Cape Berkeley giant tortoise, is a subspecies
Volcán_Wolf_giant_tortoise
Species of tortoise
The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the Moorish tortoise and the spur-thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family
Greek_tortoise
Extinct species of tortoise
The Reunion giant tortoise (Cylindraspis indica) is an extinct species of giant tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It was endemic to Réunion Island in
Réunion_giant_tortoise
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
merging the ownership of the building with the land beneath it. Having secured a half-ownership of the land, Trump devised plans to take ownership of the
Empire_State_Building
the only intact radeau rests at the bottom of Lake George, called the Land Tortoise. From this remaining ship, it is known that the vessel would have been
Radeau_(ship)
Greek island, south of Athens
During the First Peloponnesian War, by 456 BC, it was replaced by the land tortoise. During the naval expansion of Aegina during the Archaic Period, Kydonia
Aegina
Subspecies of turtle
known as the Chatham Island giant tortoise or the San Cristóbal giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to San Cristóbal Island in
Chelonoidis niger chathamensis
Chelonoidis_niger_chathamensis
Chinese mythology symbol
Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is usually depicted as a tortoise or turtle, intertwined with a snake. According to Eastern Han philologist
Black_Turtle-Snake
Genus of turtles
Stylemys (meaning "pillar turtle") is the first fossil genus of dry land tortoise belonging to the order Testudines discovered in the United States. The
Stylemys
Country in Oceania
with the extinction of several species, such as the land crocodile (Mekosuchus kalpokasi), land tortoise (Meiolania damelipi) and various flightless bird
Vanuatu
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
and 43rd streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The land was donated to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in
Chrysler_Building
Species of turtle
Santiago Island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger darwini), also known commonly as the Santiago giant tortoise and the James Island tortoise, is a subspecies
Santiago Island giant tortoise
Santiago_Island_giant_tortoise
Complex of sinkholes in south eastern Madagascar
stenognathus, the pygmy hippo Hippopotamus lemerlei, and the giant land tortoise Aldabrachelys grandidieri. Mahé J. The Malagasy subfossils. In Biogeography
Andrahomana_Cave
Snow of the Royal Navy
The wreck is still property of the United Kingdom and is a war grave. Land Tortoise (shipwreck), a well-preserved older shipwreck in Lake George "Shipwreck
HMS_Ontario_(1780)
Order of reptiles with a shell
360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some
Turtle
U.S. Army federal service academy in West Point, New York
schedule, summer training was formally moved to a recently acquired piece of land southwest of the main post. The site would later become Camp Buckner. The
United States Military Academy
United_States_Military_Academy
Subspecies of turtle
the Cerro Azul giant tortoise, Iguana Cove tortoise or the Isabela Island giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to Isabela Island
Chelonoidis_niger_vicina
Country in the Caribbean
the Tupinambis cryptus and a few species of fresh water turtles and land tortoises. are present. Of the amphibians, the golden tree frog and Trinidad poison
Trinidad_and_Tobago
Greek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
pellets down center. Rev. incuse square with eight sections. After the end of the Peloponnesian War, 404 BC, Sea turtle was replaced by the land tortoise.
Ancient_Greek_coinage
Subspecies of turtle
Island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis), also known commonly as the Española giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Española
Hood_Island_giant_tortoise
Mausoleum in Manhattan, New York
bills to transfer the land and the tomb's operation to the federal government in January 1956, and the governor signed the land-transfer bill that March
Grant's_Tomb
Public park in Manhattan, New York
The park's first areas were opened to the public in late 1858. Additional land at the northern end of Central Park was purchased in 1859, and the park was
Central_Park
Institution in Manhattan, New York
Morgan's house. That January, he bought a 75-by-100-foot (23 by 30 m) plot of land on 36th Street, for a library. The site had been occupied by two brownstone
Morgan_Library_&_Museum
Extinct species of turtle
Chimento, NicoláS R. (11 April 2025). "A Giant Among Giants: A New Land Tortoise from the Pleistocene of the Argentine Pampas". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia
Chelonoidis_pucara
Genus of tortoises
which are extinct: †Manouria sondaari Karl & Staesche, 2007 – a giant land tortoise from Luzon Island, Philippines however, Rhodin et al. (2015) transferred
Manouria
Town in New York, United States
Holiday House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Land Tortoise (radeau) Shipwreck Site and Owl's Nest are National Historic Landmarks
Lake_George_(town),_New_York
Fossil park in Saketi, India
The model of the giant land tortoise, representing a species found in the Shivalik region, is the largest of all tortoises, but its modern counterpart
Shivalik_Fossil_Park
Species of tortoise
The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average
Red-footed_tortoise
Genus of tortoises
Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar and commonly known as hinged tortoises or hinge-back tortoises. Most of the Kinixys species are omnivores. They feed mainly
Kinixys
Species of tortoise
Homopus femoralis, commonly known as the greater padloper, is a small tortoise of the genus Homopus, indigenous to the highveld grasslands of South Africa
Homopus_femoralis
This is a list of fictional turtles, tortoises, and terrapins from literature, movies and other elements of popular culture. Post turtle Ograbme Cultural
List_of_fictional_turtles
coordinates". Three of the properties, Adirondack Forest Preserve, the Land Tortoise and Owl's Nest, are further designated U.S. National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, New York
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Warren_County,_New_York
Last known male Pinta Island tortoise
Solitario George or Jorge, c. 1910 – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies
Lonesome_George
Episcopal church in Manhattan, New York
created in 2007. In 1696, Governor Benjamin Fletcher approved the purchase of land in Lower Manhattan by the Church of England community for construction of
Trinity_Church_(Manhattan)
Nonprofit center in New York, United States
course of Bible study that used the Park to teach the geography of the Holy Land. The institution has operated each summer since then, gradually expanding
Chautauqua_Institution
Cemetery in New York City
square foot, $4,800 for a gravesite for two, and up to $1.5 million for land to build a family mausoleum. Woodlawn was the destination for many human
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Bronx,_New_York)
Historic fort in New York State
away from the lake, with two demi-lunes further extending the works on the land side. The Joannes and Languedoc bastions overlooked the lake to the south
Fort_Ticonderoga
Canton in Galápagos Province, Ecuador
are Punta Garcia, to see the flightless cormorants; Volcán Alcedo for Land Tortoises; Tagus Cove for blue-footed boobies, flightless cormorants, Galápagos
Isabela_Canton
Skyscraper complex in Manhattan, New York
1928, Columbia University, the owner of the site until 1985, leased the land to John D. Rockefeller Jr., the complex's developer. Originally envisioned
Rockefeller_Center
Resort hotel in the Catskill Mountains
National Trust for Historic Preservation, "Through its buildings and roads, its land, and its spirit, Mohonk exemplifies America's history and culture. Mohonk
Mohonk_Mountain_House
Neighborhood in New York City
Lafayette are excluded from the District. During the colonial period, the land that is now SoHo was part of a grant of farmland given to freed slaves of
SoHo,_Manhattan
Art museum in Manhattan, New York
but these plans were scrapped. Guggenheim acquired an additional parcel of land on 88th Street that July. Wright built a model of the museum at Taliesin
Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum
Estate in Hyde Park, New York
220 sq mi (570 km2) land grant (the "Great Nine Partners Patent") to a group of nine businessmen from New York City who had purchased the land from the native
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Home_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt_National_Historic_Site
Historic house in New York, United States
City skyline 25 miles (40 km) to the south. John D. Rockefeller purchased land in the area as early as 1893, after his brother William had moved into a
Kykuit
Protected area in New York, U.S.
while the entire area is considered "parkland", about 52 percent of the land within the boundary consists of privately owned inholdings. The remaining
Adirondack_Park
Neighborhood in New York City
of land belonging to John Rapeljie, who was a Loyalist, was confiscated and sold to the Sands brothers, who tried to develop the part of the land on the
Brooklyn_Heights
Private college in New York City
through revenues from real estate. Its endowment is over $600 million. The land under the Chrysler Building is owned by the endowment, and as of 2009, Cooper
Cooper_Union
Area in the western Mojave Desert
The Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTRNA) is a 39.5-square-mile (102 km2) area in the western Mojave Desert, located in eastern Kern County, Southern
Desert_Tortoise_Natural_Area
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
(equivalent to $163,000,000 in 2025). This was divided into $5 million for the land, $1 million for the foundation, and $7 million for the structure. Woolworth
Woolworth_Building
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
and several hundred miles from Intrepid. Minutes after he was located by land-based search aircraft, two helicopters from Intrepid, carrying NASA officials
USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
Hotel in Manhattan, New York
redecorated in 2022 to promote the TV series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The land lots making up the site of the present-day Plaza Hotel were first parceled
Plaza_Hotel
American television presenter (born 1988)
where to look for the tortoise, and that "Ecuadorian park ranger Jeffreys Málaga was the one that knew the land, tracked the tortoise, and ultimately made
Forrest_Galante
Couleuvre' (1758)". Threedecks. Retrieved 24 August 2021. "British radeau 'Land Tortoise' (1758)". Threedecks. Retrieved 24 August 2021. "French ship 'La Vive'
List_of_ship_launches_in_1758
Fayoum Testudo ammon, a large land tortoise Podocnemis blanckenhorni river turtle Stereogenys pelomedusa tropical land turtles Gigantic snake fossils
Paleontology_in_Egypt
Historic house in New York, United States
purchased an additional 20,000 acres (81 km2), almost forty different parcels of land, and built forty miles (64 km) of bridle paths, which he used to scour on
Arden_(estate)
Topics referred to by the same term
the early United States, mainly as a naval battle platform The Radeau Land Tortoise (shipwreck), shipwreck found at Lake George (New York) Le Radeau de
Radeau
Species of tortoise
Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa. The specific name
Home's_hinge-back_tortoise
Chelonoidis gersoni, also known as Gerson's Hispaniola tortoise, is an extinct species of giant tortoise that inhabited southern Hispaniola. It is known from
Chelonoidis_gersoni
Estate in Cove Neck, New York
Bay area. In 1880, 22-year-old Roosevelt purchased 155 acres (63 ha) of land for $30,000 (equal to $1,000,862 today) on Cove Neck, a small peninsula roughly
Sagamore_Hill
City in Florida, United States
as well as the shells of an extremely large armadillo and a large land tortoise. Around 500 BCE mound-building Native Americans (possibly Deptford culture)
Crystal_River,_Florida
Nature reserve in Veneto, Italy
scientific interests. A 2014 study of Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), an endangered land tortoise, was examined for genetic variety, including ones
Bosco_Nordio
Historic house in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn in New York City, within Milton Fidler Park. It is situated on land that New Netherland director general Wouter van Twiller purchased from the
Wyckoff_House
Fossil flora and fauna of North American site
sp Trionychidae turtle. Basilemys B. sinuosa Largest dermatemydid land tortoise. Trionyx Indeterminate Montana A genus of softshell turtles belonging
Paleobiota of the Hell Creek Formation
Paleobiota_of_the_Hell_Creek_Formation
Tunnel between New Jersey and New York
The New York Land Ventilation Tower, a five-story building with a trapezoidal footprint, is 122 feet (37 m) tall. The New Jersey Land Ventilation Tower
Holland_Tunnel
Canal system in New York
Kate Mullany House Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site Lamoka site Land Tortoise Lemuel Haynes House Lewis Miller Cottage Locust Grove Main Building
New_York_State_Canal_System
Golf club in Mamaroneck, New York, United States
Kate Mullany House Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site Lamoka site Land Tortoise Lemuel Haynes House Lewis Miller Cottage Locust Grove Main Building
Winged_Foot_Golf_Club
/ 44.429617°N 75.822500°W / 44.429617; -75.822500 (SS Keystorm) Land Tortoise Royal Navy c. 1758 A radeau that was intentionally sunk in Lake George
List of shipwrecks of the United States
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_United_States
Picture book
The Tortoise & the Hare is a 2013 wordless picture book of Aesop's classic fable and is illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. It is about a tortoise and a hare
The Tortoise & the Hare (book)
The_Tortoise_&_the_Hare_(book)
Historic house in New York, United States
on the west side of the hamlet of Peterboro, on about 8 acres (3.2 ha) of land (a remnant of what was once a 30-acre (12 ha) estate) bounded by Peterboro
Gerrit_Smith_Estate
Historic estate in New York, United States
Kate Mullany House Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site Lamoka site Land Tortoise Lemuel Haynes House Lewis Miller Cottage Locust Grove Main Building
Lyndhurst_(estate)
Structure in Niagara Falls, New York
Kate Mullany House Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site Lamoka site Land Tortoise Lemuel Haynes House Lewis Miller Cottage Locust Grove Main Building
Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Adams_Power_Plant_Transformer_House
Place in Anosy, Madagascar
Hadropithecus stenognathus, pygmy hippo Hippopotamus lemerlei and the giant land tortoise Aldabrachelys grandidieri. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle
Andranombory
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