Properties (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Tortoise
|
| gptkbp:averageTemperature |
Up to 30 cm
Up to 40 cm |
| gptkbp:behavior |
Diurnal
|
| gptkbp:breedingSeason |
Monsoon season
Practiced |
| gptkbp:climate |
Tropical climate
Burrowing behavior Egg incubation temperature affects sex ratio |
| gptkbp:colors |
Black
Dark brown to black |
| gptkbp:commonName |
gptkb:Indian_Star_Tortoise
|
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Vulnerable
CITES Appendix II Protected under Indian Wildlife Act |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Symbol of longevity
|
| gptkbp:diet |
Herbivore
|
| gptkbp:eggColor |
3 to 12 eggs
|
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
Seed disperser
Sensitive to climate change |
| gptkbp:family |
Testudinidae
|
| gptkbp:foragingBehavior |
Grazing on grasses
|
| gptkbp:fossilRecord |
Ancient_relatives_found_in_India.
|
| gptkbp:geneticDiversity |
Low genetic diversity
|
| gptkbp:genus |
Geochelone
|
| gptkbp:habitat |
gptkb:Southern_India
Dry forests Conservation areas established Western_Sri_Lanka |
| gptkbp:hasCitations |
Popular in the exotic pet trade
|
| gptkbp:hasExhibition |
Commonly found in zoos
|
| gptkbp:headlights |
Keratin
Domed Star-shaped yellow markings |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indian Star Tortoise
|
| gptkbp:launchDate |
Light brown
3 to 5 cm |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Protected species
|
| gptkbp:lifespan |
50 to 100 years
|
| gptkbp:localNames |
Kachh,_Kachua
|
| gptkbp:movement |
Slow-moving
|
| gptkbp:nativeTo |
gptkb:India
gptkb:Sri_Lanka |
| gptkbp:nesting |
Digging in sandy soil
|
| gptkbp:predators |
Mammals
Birds of prey |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Conservation campaigns ongoing
|
| gptkbp:reproduction |
Oviparous
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Studied for conservation biology
|
| gptkbp:scientificName |
gptkb:Geochelone_elegans
|
| gptkbp:size |
30 to 40 cm
|
| gptkbp:skin |
Gray to brown
|
| gptkbp:socialResponsibility |
Territorial
|
| gptkbp:socialStructure |
Solitary
|
| gptkbp:subspecies |
None recognized
|
| gptkbp:symbioticRelationships |
With certain plants
|
| gptkbp:threats |
Habitat loss
Illegal pet trade |
| gptkbp:waterSource |
Occasional drinking
|
| gptkbp:wildlife |
Vulnerable
|