Tortoise Shell - Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans), Indian or Sri Lankan, circa 1880
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Tortoise shell from an Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans), native to the dry scrub land jungles of southern India and Sri Lanka. The upper, or back, convex part of any tortoise shell is known as the carapace. The exterior of the carapace is covered in a series of shields or scales called
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Indian Star Tortoise - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
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Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
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Geochelone elegans - Natural History, Care, and Photo Gallery
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Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) - JungleDragon
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Indian star tortoise - Wikipedia
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Geochelone elegans - Natural History, Care, and Photo Gallery
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Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) · iNaturalist
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Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans), Yala National Park
Geochelone elegans (Schoepff, 1795)
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Sri Lankan Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) CB Adult Female
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