What is Radiated tortoise?
{{Taxobox | name = Radiated tortoise | status = CR | status_system = iucn3.1 | status_ref = | image = Astrochelys radiata -Roger Williams Park Zoo, USA-8a.jpg | image_caption= | image_width = 300px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Reptile|Sauropsida]] | ordo = [[Turtle|Testudines]] | subordo = [[Cryptodira]] | familia = [[Testudinidae]] | genus = ''Astrochelys'' | binomial = ''Astrochelys radiata'' | binomial_authority = [[George Shaw|Shaw]], 1802}} The '''radiated tortoise''' is a type of [[tortoise]]. It has vibrant yellow streaks down its bumpy black shell. It lives in southern and hotter parts of [[Madagascar]]. It can stay alive up to about 50 years in the wild and about 100 years in captivity. == Description == The radiated tortoise has a black patch on its head. Its scaly legs are yellow. Its shell is its most impressive feature. The shell is black and bumpy with a pattern of yellow stripes on it. The radiated tortoise can weigh up to 35 lbs. ==Diet== The radiated tortoise likes to use the same food source many times before choosing a new one. They eat seeds, fruit, succulent plants and shrubs. They get their water from water pools on rocks. It is very hot so they have to stay hydrated. ==References== {{reflist}} *[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Radiatedtortoise.cfm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503175123/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Radiatedtortoise.cfm |date=2008-05-03 }} *[http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/animals/pdf/RadiatedTortoise.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104233118/http://rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/animals/pdf/RadiatedTortoise.pdf |date=2011-01-04 }} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Turtles]] [[Category:Reptiles of Africa]]