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Indian star tortoise

Reptiles
The Indian star tortoise is a threatened tortoise species native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka where it inhabits dry areas and scrub forest. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2016, as the population is thought to... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Geochelone elegans
Class: Reptilia
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Geochelone
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Testudines
Phylum: Chordata