What is the Most Beautiful Tortoise Species

[Nixxy]

I'm quite biased, I guess..But I honestly am quite a fan of Red Foots.

 

[harris]

Any of the Manouria. Their prehistoric look is unmatched by any other tortoise in my eyes.

 

[blafiriravt]

I am really drawn to Leopards. I LOVE the giants(Galaps, aldabras). I really love the patterns of Sri stars too.

 

[tortadise]

Pssamabates take the cake for me. Not common at all in captivity but I seeing a tent or geometric tortoise and being able to touch it is just indescribable. I suppose like tom said they all have unique features. Like the burmese star and plough share being so endangered adds a huge percentage of being beautiful because the possibility of being taken off the planet by our ignorance and lack of respect to nature as humans. So psychologically it plays a role in our minds that th most endangered are the prettiest. What we cant have or have difficulty obtaining as people are drawn closer in attraction to.

 

[Tom]

Each of them has their own special charm. And different things appeal to different people. I think it would be difficult to argue against a nice leopard, star or radiated, as physically beautiful.

Very diplomatic.

I agree, leopards, stars, and radiated are all beautiful animals. Which appeals to you most?

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I really can't pick just one... so many criterion. For shell color and pattern, I really like the above three. I might even want to add the hermanni to that group. I really love the head color on the hermanni and the radiated. And don't forget those high yellow russians, like Nelson, in this group too. For actual color, nothing beats one of those high red redfooted tortoises with the bright red splotches all over the head, neck and legs. For size, shape and over all "cool" appearance, I think the sulcata and Galopagos are in a class by themselves. Something so "majestic" about these two. For dome shape and color, I love the ploughshare. There is just something very "eye-pleasing" about that species when you look at it.

I'm basing the above only on appearance and ignoring all the practicalities of all these species.

 

[bigred]

I think it would have to be radiated, I also think that the orange box turtles are very beautiful

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

The Indian star tortoise all the way!!!!!

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Visually, the Star Tortoise.

In all other ways, the Hermann's.

 

[Edna]

At any given time, whichever tortoise I'm looking at is the most beautiful. There aren't any unappealing torts, box or wood turtles

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Aldabras, radiated, and ploughshares

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[jerry the tortoise]

Red footed tortoises and Indian starred torts

 

[Yvonne G]

Its not a choice up there, but my vote goes to Allegra's bright red-headed carbonarias.

 

[feline8]

I think red footed tortoises are the most beautiful because of their vibrant reds/oranges. Second is the pancake tortoise; they're just so cute !

 

[DesertGrandma]

It's got to be the leopards for me!!