Family

Testudinidae

10 species in 8 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 19.9 years (Asian brown tortoise, or East Indian upland tortoise) to 152 years (Aldabra tortoise).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

19.9–152 yr

Longest: Aldabra tortoise

Median GC

38.7%

Range 37.3–41.3%

Genera

Largest: Testudo (3)

The Testudinidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Genera of Testudinidae

8 genera, by species count

Where Testudinidae sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Testudinidae (10)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Species in Testudinidae

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Species in Testudinidae

Aldabrachelys gigantea	Aldabra tortoise	152 yr	16,467 bp	40.14%
Testudo graeca	Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise	127 yr	19,278 bp	37.29%
Chelonoidis carbonarius	Red-footed tortoise	49 yr	16,639 bp	38.59%
Indotestudo forstenii	Travancore tortoise	32.9 yr	16,952 bp	38.40%
Stigmochelys pardalis	Leopard tortoise	30 yr	19,403 bp	41.09%
Malacochersus tornieri	Pancake tortoise	25.9 yr	19,202 bp	37.83%
Geochelone elegans	Indian star tortoise	24.3 yr	16,446 bp	41.27%
Testudo marginata	Marginated tortoise	21.2 yr	19,438 bp	38.28%
Testudo kleinmanni	Egyptian tortoise	21 yr	17,670 bp	38.85%
Manouria emys	Asian brown tortoise, or East Indian upland tortoise	19.9 yr	16,455 bp	40.03%