Geochelone (Star Tortoises)

Genus

Star Tortoises

Geochelone

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

Species in this group

Indian Star Tortoise
VU

Indian Star Tortoise

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Geochelone elegans

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~50%
Apr
~50%
May
~40%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Star Tortoises

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 1
~60%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 1
~40%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 1
~20%
4 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 1
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Dublin Zoo 🇮🇪 Ireland In captivity
2 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Lisbon Oceanarium 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
4 Australia Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
5 Kolmården Wildlife Park 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
6 Yekaterinburg Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
7 Nandankanan Zoological Park 🇮🇳 India In captivity
8 Lion Country Safari 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Al Ain Zoo 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates In captivity
10 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
11 Minnesota Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Taipei Zoo 🇹🇼 Taiwan In captivity
13 Nehru Zoological Park 🇮🇳 India In captivity
14 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China In captivity
16 National Zoological Park Delhi 🇮🇳 India In captivity
17 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
18 Indira Gandhi Zoological Park 🇮🇳 India In captivity
19 Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park 🇮🇳 India In captivity
20 Dallas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Detroit Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden 🇮🇳 India In captivity
23 Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park 🇮🇳 India In captivity
24 Louisville Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 Mysore Zoo 🇮🇳 India In captivity
26 Bannerghatta Zoo 🇮🇳 India In captivity
27 National Zoo & Aquarium 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
28 Lisbon Zoo 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
29 Metro Richmond Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Taronga Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
31 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
32 Melbourne Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
33 Warangal Zoo 🇮🇳 India In captivity
34 Edmonton Valley Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
35 Surabaya Zoo 🇮🇩 Indonesia In captivity
36 Thiruvananthapuram Zoo 🇮🇳 India In captivity
37 bioparco 🇮🇹 Italy In captivity
38 Tiergarten Straubing 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
39 Children's Park, Guindy 🇮🇳 India In captivity
40 Sayaji Baug Zoo 🇮🇳 India In captivity
41 Animal Sanctuary 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
42 National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka In captivity
43 Willowbank Wildlife Reserve 🇳🇿 New Zealand In captivity
44 Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Crocodile Bank 🇮🇳 India In captivity
46 Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
47 Johor Zoo 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
48 Penang Bird Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
49 Entopia 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
50 Clyde Peeling's Reptiland 🇺🇸 United States In captivity