discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Testudo elephantina On display natural science Export API view Common NameAldabra giant tortoiseField Collection PlaceAfricaField Collection DatePre 1939Accession NumberLH635Accession DatePre 11 Oct 1990Other IdREP6.168/38Departmentreptiles and amphibiansDisplay RoomMass Display Add to My Collection Testudo elephantina, LH635, © Auckland Museum CC BY View gallery Images and documents Images Images <img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/80x15.png" /></a> This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>." data-index="" data-download-url="/fetchvernonmedia.aspx?id=Natural%20History%2FCollection%20Imaging%2FAndrew%20Hales%2F051216_AHLargeFormatDone%2FLH635_001.jpg&hash=27d7b208d35a0a4b461cf59d52ae63f5" data-download-text="Download [19.75 MB]" 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elephantinaOrderTestudinesFamilyTESTUDINIDAEGenusTestudoSpecieselephantinaSpecimen CategorymountStorage MethodDry storageField Collection PlaceAfricaField Collection DatePre 1939Field Collector unknownMeasurement Reading18000gLast Update30 Sep 2025 Shared Data Shared Data Flickrhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/aucklandmuseum_collections/48741421366 https://www.flickr.com/photos/aucklandmuseum_collections/48741096273 https://www.flickr.com/photos/aucklandmuseum_collections/48741099923 Related items Similar items Related objects The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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