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Indian Star Tortoise
Burmese Star Tortoise
Other Starred Tortoises
Angulate Tortoise
Misc. Pages
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Indian Star Tortoises on the Web
Cyberlife of Stars
Links about us!
These offsite links are NOT intended as an endorsement. I am not familiar with most of these breeders, businesses, and individuals or the quality of their animals and/or products. These links are included merely for the convenience of obtaining more information about Star tortoises. As always, do your own homework!
Quick Start Links
This page contains a large collection of Indian Star tortoise related links. If you don't have time to explore them, here are a few better ones to get you started on your Star surf.
Books
- see the books page for Star tortoise books
Care Sheets & Profiles
- ATP - Star Tortoise, by Jan O.
- Carolina Tortoises - Star tortoise care sheet *Note: Geocities is closing on Oct 26, 2009! This site won't be available after that, but here's the care sheet on an archived page.
- Carolina Tortoises - free download of the book "Raising and Breeding Tortoises: A Practical Guide" by Jeff Anastasi PhD, 2004, includes the Indian Star tortoise *Note: Geocities is closing on Oct 26, 2009! This site won't be available after that.
- Cold Blooded News - Star tortoise care, by Tabaka DVM & Senneke, reprint from Tortuga Gazette, May 2003
- Reptile Channel - care sheet, by Jerry Fife, Jun 2009
- Reptile Channel - Star tortoise diet, by Jerry Fife, Jul 2009
- Tortoise Trust - profile and care
- Tortoise Trust - Star tortoise basics, by Ulf Edqvist
- Tortoise Trust - feeding tortoises, by A.C. Highfield, 2002
- Turtles of the World - Indian Star Tortoise, by C.H. Ernst, R.G.M. Altenburg & R.W. Barbour
- World Chelonian Trust - general care sheet, by Chris Tabaka DVM & Darrell Senneke, 2003
- World Chelonian Trust - differentiating male and female Stars
- World Chelonian Trust - Quiz: Which Star tortoise is this?
Message Boards
All Web Links (incl. links above)
Profiles & Care Sheets
Ps. You can translate foreign language text and/or web pages by Yahoo Babel Fish or Google Translate.
- Auroville - info sheet, India
- Austin's Turtle Page - by Jan O.
- British Chelonia Group - very brief care sheet
- British Chelonia Group - Preliminary observations on parasites of captive Star tortoises in Sri Lanka; Nathanael, Samarakoon, Warasumanna, Rajapakse, De Silva, 2004
- Carolina Tortoises - care sheet *Note: Geocities is closing on Oct 26, 2009! This site won't be available after that, but here's the care sheet on an archived page.
- Central Pets - brief info sheet
- Cold Blooded News - Star tortoise care, by Tabaka DVM & Senneke, reprint from Tortuga Gazette, May 2003
- Dimdima - kids' online magazine, India
- FL Museum of Natural History - Indian Star tortoise, Burmese Star tortoise, and Radiated tortoise
- FL Museum of Natural History - African starred tortoises & Spider tortoises
- Honolulu Zoo - description
- 5tvHD - Indijska zvjezdasta kornjača, by Maja Lukač dr.vet.med, Croatian, Oct 2009
- InfoTortuga - Tortuga estrellada, Spanish
- iPedia - info sheet
- Landskoldpaddor - Kort om Stjärnsköldpaddan, by Ulf Edqvist, Swedish
- National Zoological Park - New Delhi, India
- NBSV- Nederlands-Belgische Schildpadden Vereniging, Huisvestingsrichtlijn Indische sterschildpad, by Arnaud van den Berg, Dutch, Mar 2008
- Petfanatics - Captive Breeding of Indian Star tortoise, by Arthur Lim, Aug 2008
- Reptile Channel - care sheet by Jerry Fife, Jun 2009
- Reptile Channel - Star tortoise diet, by Jerry Fife, Jul 2009
- ReptilesWeb - very brief info sheet
- SIGS - Die Sternschildkröte, by Walter Könitzer, German
- Springer Link - The origin of Indian Star tortoises (Geochelone elegans) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis: A story of rescue and repatriation, abstract only
- SriLankaReptile - Sri Lankan Star tortoise, by Ruchira Somaweera, University of Peradeniya
- Star Tortoise UK - by Marcus Langford, UK
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences - database on endangered animals at Seshachalam Hills, Geochelone elegans, India
- Sternschildkröten - by Marion Minch; German; once there, click on the "Sternschildkröten" on the left and the 3 links under it
- Sunset Zoo - click on the Star info sheet link, KS
- Tortoise Trust - Star Tortoise Basics, by Ulf Edqvist
- Tortoise Trust - info sheet
- Tortoise Trust - Feeding Tortoises, includes the Indian Star tortoise, warning photos of what can happen to tortoises that are not eating a proper diet, by A. C. Highfield
- Tortuga Flats - Sri Lankan Star tortoises, by Randy Fedak
- Turtles of the World - description taxonomy (classification)
- University of Michigan - Geochelone elegans, Animal Diversity Web, by Kyle Bouchard
- Wikipedia - description
- World Chelonian Trust - info sheet, by Chris Tabaka DVM & Darrell Senneke
- World Chelonian Trust - differentiating male and female Stars, by Chris Tabaka DVM
- ZipCodeZoo - brief description and taxonomy (classification)
- see also the diet page - diet & care, with links
- see also the housing pages - enclosures & supplies, with links
Books
Things & Gifts
- Tortoise replicas
 - a true to life Indian Star tortoise figurines
- All Plush - lovely super soft plush toy Star tortoise, 11" long, by Fiesta (I cherish mine, see pics)
- Animal Graphics - Indian Star tortoise clip art
- Eco Universe - Burmese Star tortoise print by Tell Hicks
- TTPG - Star tortoise t-shirt
- Raspera - paper models to build
- Royal Crown Derby - an elegant Indian Star tortoise collectable figurine, animals paperweight series, hand-decorated and finished with hand-applied gold
- theBIGzoo - a very large tortoise poster (27"x38"), includes the Indian Star tortoise, charming tortoise paintings on a "sandy" light brown background (I have this one on my wall)
- Wildlife Artwork - print by Roger Hall
- Wildlife Magnets - beautiful tortoise and turtle magnets by wildlife illustrator Roger Hall; Indian Star tortoise, Leopard tortoise, Redfoot tortoise, Sulcata, Box turtles, and many more; sold by the artist (I have several of the lovely Star magnets on my fridge door, see pic on the right)
Photos
Videos
Misc. Pages
- Chrysemys - Einige Freilandbeobachtungen an Indischen Sternschildkröten in Sri Lanka
- Frank & Kate's - longevity records in captivity, 1961-1993
- Frank & Kate's - breeding records, 1965-1997
- ISIS - International Species Information System
- JCM Natural History Photography - Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka
- Natural History - The Living Gömböc, see also Totally Tortoise, Gömböc, mono-monostatic bodies (pdf file), and Turning Turtles
- Pet of the Day - Nov 20, 1998
- Rare Reptile in Sticky Situation - BBC News, Nov 2002
- Tara - the Indian Star Tortoise
- Tortoise thieves make quick getaway - Reuters, Indian Start stolen from a private museum, Feb 2009
- Tortoise World - Tay Kok Chiang's Stars
- Tortoises home for Christmas - stolen Stars returned, Dec 2003
- Turtletary - by Terry E. Kilgore
- Twinkle - ImageEvent, Bruce's Star
- WDR.de - Sensationelle Schildkröten-Zwillingsgeburt, twin Star tortoise hatchlings, with photos, Jul 2009
Blogs
Forums
Yahoo Groups
Still more links about us.
Maps & Climate
Conservation, International Trade etc.
- A Rocha - Indian Star tortoise
- A Rocha - The fading star
- A Rocha - The Fading Star: An investigation into the illegal trade in Indian Star Tortoise in south India; by Anand, Moses, and Varma, 2005
- 105 Endangered Tortoises Find New Home - Toronto, Jan 1996
- CITIES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Indian Star tortoise is in Appendix II
- CITES and the Tortoise and Turtle Trade - by Wil Luiijf, international wildlife shipments; Warning: includes photos of ill and dead tortoises, NOT FOR CHILDREN, 1997
- Dept. of Veterinary Services of Perak - India counts cost of tortoise too pretty for its own good, Malaysia, Sep 2007
- Environment Sri Lanka - Distribution of Reptiles of Sri Lanka, Anslem de Silva
- The Hindu - Star tortoises released into Guindy Park, by P. Oppili, Aug 2005
- The Hindu - Keeping watch over a tortoise, by K.S. Sudhi, Sep 2009
- HKRAS - Situation of the 307 Star tortoises seized in Hong Kong, by Toni, Mar 2004
- Indonesian Government Moves to Regulate Turtle Trade - World Wildlife Fund (WWF, World Wide Fund For Nature), Feb 2008
- IUCN Red List - list of threatened species, Indian Star tortoise
- On the wild side in Japan - By Suvendrini Kakuchi, Sep 2003
- Rampant Smuggling of Indian Star Tortoises - by Laila Rajaratnam, India, Aug 2008
- Repatriation of Star Tortoises - Illegal Trade Animal Confiscations Returned to Wild in India, by Dawn Smith, Sep 2007
- Terra Daily - Japan's love of exotic pets has environmentalists concerned at illegal trade, Jul 2004
- The Times of India - Illegal pet trade thrives, Jun 2009
- Tortoise Smuggler Gets Shelled for Trafficking - Pittsburgh Tribune, Jun 2006
- TRAFFIC - Wildlife Monitoring Network, Indian Star tortoise articles
- US Fish & Wildlife - Wildlife agents say illegal trade is growing, Jun 2005
- Wildlife Trust of India - Over 1800 Star tortoises brought back to India, Aug 2002
- Wildlife Trust of India - 28 rescued Star tortoises die of infection, Nov 2002
Pdf Files
- defra - Selling like Hot Cakes, An Investigation into the Trade in Tortoises in Great Britain, 2002
- Demand Driven - The Trade of Indian Star Tortoises in Peninsular Malaysia, by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, Malaysia
- Earth Matters: Exotic tortoises face abuse - by Sarah Sabaratnam, Malaysia
- Prakriti Newsletter - Indian Star tortoises on ITT Madras campus, Oct 2003
- Reptile RAP - Sarn newsletter, Captive breeding of Star tortoises in the Deer Park, India, by R.J. Rao, Aug 2005
- TRAFFIC - Japan’s Trade in Live Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises as Pets
- TSA - Turtle Survival Alliance, e-news
- US Fish & Wildlife Service Forensic Lab - ID guide, Star-patterned tortoises
- Zoos' Print Journal - Distribution and Status of the Star Tortoise in Gurajat State, India; by Raju Vyas & B.M. Parasharya, Apr 2000
- Zoos' Print Journal - Surgical excision of granuloma in an Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans), by P.K. Mehrotra, B.B.L. Mathur, Sudhir Bhargava & S. Choudhary, May 2000
- Zoos' Print Journal -
Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) feeding on slug, by Indra R. Gadhvi, Jul 2001
- Zoos' Print Journal - Captive Breeding of the Indian Star Tortoise, by Raju Vyas, India, May 2005
- Zoos' Print Journal - The Indian Star Tortoise: Status in the Protected Areas Gujarat and in Indian Zoos, by Raju Vyas, India, Apr 2006
Please, report any broken links. Thanks. :O) For additional web links about the Burmese Star tortoise, see the Burmese Star links page.
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