Vol. 20 No. 5 (2005): May
Articles

Captive breeding of the Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)

Published 2005-05-21

Abstract

This paper is the result of a seven year study on a captive group o two males and three females on Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans). Two hundred and three eggs were produced in 39 clutches.  One-hundred and thrity on hatchling were successfully hatched in an average of 198 days.  A positive correlation was noticed between egg size and hatchling size.