🐢 Tortoise Species and Locations

1. Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) – USA

2. Indian Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) – India

3. Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) – Madagascar

4. Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis) – Africa

5. Radiated Tortoise (Geochelone radiata) – Madagascar

6. Galápagos Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) – Galápagos Islands

7. African-Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) – Sahara Desert

8. Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) – South America (Amazon basin)

9. Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) – Southwestern USA & Mexico

🧠 Notable Highlights:

• Galápagos Tortoise: One of the largest tortoises in the world, famously studied by Charles Darwin.

• African-Spurred Tortoise (Sulcata): The largest mainland tortoise and very common in the pet trade.

• Radiated Tortoise: Critically endangered and known for its striking star-like shell pattern.

• Spider Tortoise: One of the smallest, and highly endangered.