Kura-kura (Turtles)
Radiated Tortoise
Astrochelys radiata
- legendaris
- 1320 km/h
- Kritis
Shell is a geometric masterpiece, each scute radiating bright yellow lines on black.
- Populasi
- No reliable current wild count; historically abundant but in steep, ongoing decline from poaching for meat and the illegal pet trade
- Habitat
- Dry spiny thicket, brush, and thorn forest/woodland in arid southern Madagascar
- Fakta menarik
- Named for the fine yellow lines radiating from each dark plate of its domed shell, the radiated tortoise is one of the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth, with one captive individual (Tu'i Malila, gifted to Tonga's royal family in 1777) reputed to have lived roughly 188 years.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to extreme southern and southwestern Madagascar; introduced populations established on Réunion and Mauritius
- Makanan
- Herbivorous grazer — grasses and succulents make up roughly 80-90% of the diet, supplemented with fruit; shows a strong preference for Opuntia prickly-pear cactus
- Ukuran
- 0,38 m
- Masa hidup
- 80 tahun
