Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Belongs to Geochelone according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014
See also Frank and Ramus 1996
Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geochelone elegans in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.