Indian star tortoise

Species of tortoise native to India/Sri Lanka
Taxon taxon Q846461
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Indian star tortoise

Summary

Indian star tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #1,285 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian star tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Indian star tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Indian star tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Indian star tortoise is classified within Geochelone[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Indian star tortoise is Geochelone elegans[7].
  • Indian star tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Geochelone elegans[8].
  • Indian star tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geochelone elegans[9].
  • Indian star tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Geochelone elegans[10].
  • Indian star tortoise's shape is recorded as gömböc[11].
  • Indian star tortoise's short name is recorded as G. elegans[12].
  • Indian star tortoise is commonly known as Indian Star Tortoise[13].
  • Indian star tortoise is commonly known as 印度星龜[14].
  • Indian star tortoise is commonly known as żółw gwiaździsty[15].
  • Indian star tortoise's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[16].
  • Indian star tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[17].
  • Indian star tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[18].
  • Indian star tortoise's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Indian star tortoise is Geochelone elegans[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Geochelone[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Indian Star Tortoise[13], 印度星龜[14], and żółw gwiaździsty[15].

Identifiers

Indian star tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40106[20]. Indian star tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 180179[21]. Indian star tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 794301[22]. Indian star tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441535[23]. Indian star tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551777[24].

Why It Matters

Indian star tortoise ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #1,285 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wildlife protection act 1972 (india) schedule Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
    Litter size {'amount': '+5'}
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Geochelone
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