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(G. platynota)

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(C. angulata)

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Star patterned tortoises...

Star Patterned Tortoises

Other Stars

Radiated tortoise adult, photo by Patrick Allen

In addition to the Indian/Sri Lankan Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) there are several other star patterned tortoises.

Burmese Star tortoise

• Geochelone platynota
• Tortue étoilée de Birmanie - French
• Burma-Landschildkröte - German
• Burmese sterlandschildpad - Dutch
• from Myanmar (Burma)
• has fewer radiating lines in each star pattern than the Indian Star tortoise
• Arkive - profile
• Turtles of the World - profile
• see the Burmese Star tortoise pages, links on the left under 'Burmese Star Tortoise'

Geometric tortoise

• Psammobates geometricus
• aka Geometric Tent tortoise
• Tortue géométrique - French
• Geometrische Landschildkröte - German
• Geometrische schildpad - Dutch
• from Africa
• Arkive - profile
• Turtles of the World - profile

Malagasy Spider tortoise

• Pyxis arachnoides
• aka Common Spider tortoise
• Pyxide arachnoïde - French
• Spinnenschildkröte - German
• Spinschildpad - Dutch
• from Madagascar (island republic east of Africa)
• three subspecies - arachnoides (Common Spider tortoise), brygooi (Northern Spider tortoise), and oblonga (Southern Spider tortoise)
• Arkive - profile
• Turtles of the World - profile

Pancake tortoise

• Malacochersus tornieri
• aka African Pancake tortoise
• Tortue à carapace souple - French
• Spaltenschildkröte - German
• Spleetschildpad - Dutch
• Pannenkoekschildpad - Dutch
• from Africa
• Arkive - profile
• Turtles of the World - profile

Radiated tortoise

• Astrochelys radiata
• Geochelone radiata
• Tortue rayonnée - French
• Strahlenschildkröte - German
• Madagascar stralenschildpad - Dutch
• from Madagascar
• Arkive - profile
• Turtles of the World - profile
• see also the Radiated tortoise page

Radiated tortoise baby, photo by Vincent Chine

Serrated tortoise

• Psammobates oculiferus
• aka Kalahari Tent tortoise
• aka African Serrated Star tortoise
• aka Kalahari geometric tortoise
• Tortue étoilée du Kalahari - French
• Stachelrand-Landschildkröte - German
• Sterschildpad - Dutch
• from Africa
• Turtles of the World - profile

Tent tortoise

• Psammobates tentorius
• aka African Tent tortoise
• aka Starred tortoise
• aka Union Jack tortoise
• Tortue étoilée à bosses - French
• Höckerschildkröte - German
• Tentschildpad - Dutch
• from Africa
• three subspecies - tentorius (Common Tent tortoise), trimeni (Western Tent tortoise), and verroxii (Northern Tent tortoise)
• Turtles of the World - profile

Box Turtles

• some North American Box turtles also have a somewhat star-like pattern, especially the Terrapene carolina (eastern) and Terrapene ornata (western)
• see the Box turtle page and photos

More links

• Canadian Wildlife Service - CITES Identification Guide for Turtles & Tortoises, includes tortoises with star patterns
• TestudoManiac - Identification des Tortues étoilées
• WCT - Psammobates (Geometric and Tent tortoise) Care, by Misty Corton
• Tortoise Trust - Spider Tortoises, by Dr William Zovickian