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title: "Żółw olbrzymi"
description: "Aldabrachelys gigantea — Gady. The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Aldabra tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/aldabra-giant-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Żółw olbrzymi

> Aldabrachelys gigantea — Gady. The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Aldabra tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys.

- Scientific name: *Aldabrachelys gigantea*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1868
- Wikidata: [Q27885022](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27885022)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539233](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539233)

## Names

- en: Aldabra Giant Tortoise
- de: Aldabra-Riesenschilkröte
- es: Tortuga gigante de Aldabra
- fr: Tortue Géante d'Aldabra
- nl: Seychellenreuzenschildpad
- pl: Żółw olbrzymi

## Countries with the most observations

SC (392), TZ (92), MU (31), SH (8), KE (6)

## Summary

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Aldabra tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys. The species is endemic to the Seychelles, with the nominate subspecies, A. g. gigantea native to Aldabra atoll. It is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Historically, giant tortoises were found on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar, and the fossil record indicates giant tortoises once occurred on every continent and many islands with the exception of Antarctica. 
Many of the Indian Ocean species were thought…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldabra_giant_tortoise

## Photo

![Żółw olbrzymi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/aldabra-giant-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51502369

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/aldabra-giant-tortoise?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).