Indian Star Tortoise Size
Size of Indian Star Tortoise
Weight | 1-6.6 kg [1 - 6.6 kg (2.2 - 14.5 lb)] | ||
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Length | 15-38 cm [15 - 38 cm (5.9 - 15 in)] | ||
Lifespan | 25-80 yrs [35-80 years in the wild; up to 25 years in captivity] | ||
Maximum speed | Top land speed 0.5 kmph (0.3 mph) |
The Indian Star Tortoise is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Reptilia, and it belongs to the order Testudines.
The Indian Star Tortoise belonged to the family Testudinidae, mainly distributed in Asia. They like to live in dry scrub forest, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is scales, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, yellow, black, tan, green. it likes to eat grasses the most. In addition, grasses, fruits, flowers are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are birds, reptiles, humans.
If we use one sentence to describe the Indian Star Tortoise, it is "Popular in the exotic pet trade!".