giant land tortoise
reptile
Also known as: Testudo elephantopus, giant tortoise
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family Testudinidae
patterns of migration
- In migration: Reptiles and amphibians
In the Galápagos Islands, giant land tortoises (Testudo elephantopus) stay chiefly in the upper humid zone, where food is abundant, but go down to the dry zone to lay their eggs. Despite their great body weight and slow pace, they travel some 50 kilometres (30 miles) across rough country.
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