Tort sizes

[MoireErin]

Hi!

I have been curious...I know that Sulcatas are the 3rd largest tort in the world, but what is the next largest? Is there a list of tort species ordered by adult size from largest to smallest that I could find? Curious minds

 

[Baoh]

I would say number three is a lock for sulcatas due to the Sudanese giants.

However, there are exceptionally large leopard and yellow foot races/locales that exceed the bulk and/or length of sulcata adults. I would grant them the tie for fourth. Manouria emys (phayrei) behind that. Bolivian (Gran Chaco) redfoots behind that. Then I stop caring so much for the list.

Heck. There is a guy I found out about in CA that has a group of South African leopards and one of his females matches my adult Sudanese sulcata female and his biggest female exceeds her in size and weight. Very impressive.

 

[tortadise]

Agreed with Boah. Second is Aldabra and first is Galapagos.

 

[wellington]

I always find the list to be the Galops, then Aldabras, then sulcatas, then the leopards, then after that I never paid attention. After joining here, I found out that there are two species of leopards, one bigger then the other. So they may take up the 4 and 5 spots? I have never ran across a list of all the species. I wanted the largest I could find. My choices at that time was a sully or leopard. Seeing Sullies burrow, I went with leopard, so never looked at anything small then that. If you do find a list, please share it

 

[MoireErin]

WOW! Very impressive!

So let me get this straight..size order would be something like this:
Galapagos, Aldabra, Sulcata, Leopard, Yellow Foot, Manouria, Bolivian Redfoot and smaller from there?

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I always find the list to be the Galops, then Aldabras, then sulcatas, then the leopards, then after that I never paid attention. After joining here, I found out that there are two species of leopards, one bigger then the other. So they may take up the 4 and 5 spots? I have never ran across a list of all the species. I wanted the largest I could find. My choices at that time was a sully or leopard. Seeing Sullies burrow, I went with leopard, so never looked at anything small then that. If you do find a list, please share it

Leopards don't burrow? Sorry, still learning about specific species aside from sullys, RES and box turtles :shy:

 

[jtrux]

@Baoh - have you seen actual pics of these animals? I'd love to see them.

 

[tortadise]

@Baoh - have you seen actual pics of these animals? I'd love to see them.

St.Louis zoo has a monster yellow foot. I also saw one on a documentary done in Peru of a massive dendiculata crossing a river that was easily larger than a female Aldabra.

 

[jtrux]

I love looking at pics of those big ol torts, kinda looks like a volkswagon with legs.

 

[tortadise]

These actually were taken by Boah of the one at the st.louis zoo.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-59685.html

I will have to keep looking for the video clip. It was pretty cool

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

@Baoh - have you seen actual pics of these animals? I'd love to see them.

I maybe able to get you a picture. I'm not 100% sure, but we might be thinking of the same guy in so. Cal.

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Tom, what do you think concerning the owner of a huge female Leo. in So. Cal?

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This female p. Pardalis is 24" at 16 yrs.

 

[wellington]

WOW! Very impressive!

So let me get this straight..size order would be something like this:
Galapagos, Aldabra, Sulcata, Leopard, Yellow Foot, Manouria, Bolivian Redfoot and smaller from there?

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I always find the list to be the Galops, then Aldabras, then sulcatas, then the leopards, then after that I never paid attention. After joining here, I found out that there are two species of leopards, one bigger then the other. So they may take up the 4 and 5 spots? I have never ran across a list of all the species. I wanted the largest I could find. My choices at that time was a sully or leopard. Seeing Sullies burrow, I went with leopard, so never looked at anything small then that. If you do find a list, please share it

Leopards don't burrow? Sorry, still learning about specific species aside from sullys, RES and box turtles :shy:

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No they don't. They will dig holes as in cowboy_kens post to lay eggs, but they don't burrow.

 

[jtrux]

Thanks Ken, very nice.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Is another pic of a herd of p. Pardalis that are large and old. The previous female is one of them.

 

[Baoh]

Jtrux, Tortadise linked to the pics I posted of a gigantic YF at the zoo. Did I email you a pic of the gigantic Gpp (owned in CA) relatively recently? If not, I will. The biggest phayrei I have seen is owned by Vic. There is a large one in town here (not a zoo animal), too, but I do not have a photo of it.

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@Baoh - have you seen actual pics of these animals? I'd love to see them.

I maybe able to get you a picture. I'm not 100% sure, but we might be thinking of the same guy in so. Cal.

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Tom, what do you think concerning the owner of a huge female Leo. in So. Cal?

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This female p. Pardalis is 24" at 16 yrs.

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If that is the pic of the animal, then we are talking about different ones.

The animal I am talking about is bowling ball smooth.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

What town is here?

 

[Baoh]

Leopards don't burrow? Sorry, still learning about specific species aside from sullys, RES and box turtles :shy:

Not really, no. They will use preexisting burrows, though, in many cases. Aardvark burrows, for example. So will YFs, RFs, Manouria, and others for respective animals in their respective environments.

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What town is here?

Saint Louis.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Wrong town.