Burmese star tortoise
geochelone platynota latin

Burmese star tortoise (G. platynota)

Burmese star tortoises (Geochelone platynota)

Yadanabon Zoo also participate in the breeding program of the highly threatened Burmese star tortoise (G. platynota).

The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is near extinction in its native Myanmar (Burma).

The sanctuary protects the endangered Eld's Deer and the Burmese star tortoise, a Critically Endangered species.

Among these are the Burmese star tortoise, the Berger's tortoise of Namibia and the Bolson tortoise of Mexico.

Endangered wild animals are also kept in the National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens, including Eld's Deer, Burmese Star Tortoise, Takin, Hog Deer, but there are also pheasant and water fowl.

The breeding of the Burmese star tortoise is difficult, and its first successful breeding in captivity was in Taipei Zoo, Taiwan, where a few Burmese star tortoises were hatched in 2003.

Burmese star tortoises (Geochelone platynota)

The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is near extinction in its native Myanmar (Burma).