Sulawesi Peryamai

Megalochelys is from Greek word for "great turtle". Peryami is the Anglicization form of Tamil word for "big turtle".

Megalochelys, one of its species, Megalochelys atlas, the largest known tortoise, has a shell length of up to 2.7 meters (6.6 feet) and a height of roughly 1.8 meters (5.9 feet), making it the largest known tortoise. The most widely used weight estimations for this taxon have been quite variable, with the highest estimates in some cases reaching up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb).

However, estimates based on the skeleton's volumetric displacement or deductions made from two-dimensional skeletal drawings suggest that Megalochelys atlas likely weighed between 1,000 and 2,000 kg (2,200 and 4,400 lb) instead. Thus, Megalochelys atlas is the largest tortoise known to man.

For instance, the scutes or scales that cover tortoise shells are made of a hard substance resembling hooves and fingernails. The scutes aid in defending the tortoise against illness or harm from a predator.

Due to their size and protection from predators behind, Megalochelys atlas is the largest Megalochelys species worldwide. spanning from Malaysia to possibly Greece and India. Before going extinct, it faced competition in India from a variety of megafauna, such as elephants or wolves, which sprang out of nowhere.

Like the contemporary Galápagos tortoise, the Megalochelys margae was supported by four huge feet. Since the bulk of the species belonging to the related genus Testudo are herbivores, paleontologists believe Megalochelys margae. Atlas ate the same meal. Megalochelys was simply too big and difficult for most predators of the period to manage, and as a result, the genus was able to successfully spread throughout much of Southeast Asia.

Because Megalochelys atlas is a neutral creature, it won't attack unless provoked or if one of its eggs is taken. They'll also stand up for those like them. Megalochelys atlas can perform a devastating attack when attacked, but nothing particularly lethal.

Megalochelys margae fossilized humerus bone from Saribatue, Wallanae river, South Sulawesi.

• Movement Pattern: Not Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: 0

• Locomotion: Amphibious

• Habitat: Montane grasslands and shrublands; temperate coniferous forests; temperate broadleaf and mixed forests; temperate deciduous forests, temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; subtropical coniferous forests; subtropical moist broadleaf forests; subtropical dry broadleaf forests; subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; salt plains; limestone forest; tropical coniferous forests; tropical moist broadleaf forests; tropical dry broadleaf forests; tropical grasslands; tropical savannas and shrublands; Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub; mushroom forests; deserts and xeric shrublands; badlands; flooded grasslands and savannas; swamp; riparian; wetland; mangrove forest; bamboo forest; air-breathing coral reefs; lukewarm river; subterranean river; pond

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  • Extinct: Indonesia (Celebes; Jawa; Jakarta; Sulawesi)

All tortoises are automatically tamed when hatched from an egg, as the survivor is always within 6 radius of the sac hatching. If the tortoise is somehow not tamed at birth, it can be tamed with a whip, any plant materials, buds, seaweed, or eggshells.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalochelys

• http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=375519

• https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1470637?ref=tortoises

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Megalochelys-margae-897973059