Radiated Tortoise

The radiated tortoise is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius.

Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Population decreasing)

Scientific name: Astrochelys radiata

Location: island of Madagascar

Family: Testudinidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Testudines

Phylum: Chordata