Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Japanese: アルダブラゾウガメ - あるだぶらぞうがめ
Aldabra Giant Tortoise

...They are called giant tortoises because the shape of their limbs and the skin on their necks resemble those of elephants. There are two extant species: the Aldabra giant tortoise, Geochelone gigantea (Aldabra giant tortoise) (illustration), found in the Seychelles and Aldabra Islands in the Indian Ocean, and the Galapagos giant tortoise, G. elephantopus (Galapagos giant tortoise) (illustration), found in the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Most of the giant tortoises seen in Japanese zoos are Aldabra giant tortoises, and their carapace length can reach up to 1.2 meters.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Aldabra giant tortoise is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…四肢の形状や頸部の皮膚のようすがゾウに似るためゾウガメと呼ばれる。現生種には,インド洋上のセーシェル諸島,アルダブラ諸島に分布するアルダブラゾウガメGeochelone gigantea(英名Aldabra giant tortoise)(イラスト)と,太平洋上のガラパゴス諸島に分布するガラパゴスゾウガメG.elephantopus(英名Galapagos giant tortoise)(イラスト)の2種が知られている。日本の動物園などで見られるゾウガメの大半はアルダブラゾウガメで,甲長は最大1.2m余りになる。…

※「アルダブラゾウガメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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