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Types of Tortoise
Tortoises that spend a lot of time under water have webbed feet for swimming. They are also called as aquatic tortoises or marsh and swamp type Tortoise. Some Tortoises are semi aquatic as they spend time both on land and in water. Land Tortoises are also known as terrapins and spend most of their time on land. Water Tortoise: In the water tortoises there are basking types and non basking ones. Basking tortoises: They climb on the log or rock and sun themselves.
Non basking types: These Tortoises bask at the surface of water and not on land
The water Tortoise include the aquatic Tortoise and the semi aquatic Tortoise. Aquatic Tortoise :
Semi aquatic Tortoise:
Land Tortoise:
Sea Tortoise:
Large Tortoise /Giant Tortoise: These are the world’s longest living animals with an average life of 100 years. These Tortoises have gigantic bodies with an average of 4 feet and can weigh as much as 300kg
Small tortoise: These tortoises have tiny bodies like 2 or more inches and weight is few grams
There are about 200 different species of tortoises. This article on types of tortoises will give you the general idea about the different types of tortoises.
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Tortoises are quiet, very calm and slow moving creatures. They are very hardy when you can provide it with the right kind of environment. Their requirements are very modest and have a long life. There are about 200 different types of Tortoise or your can say species.