Stamp: Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) (Sri Lanka 2025)
Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) (Sri Lanka 2025)
26 June (Sri Lanka ) within release Minneriya National Park (2025) goes into circulation Stamp Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) face value 50 Sri Lankan rupee
| Stamp Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Colnect codes: | Col: LK 2025.06.26-03 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Issued in single-design panesAlso in the issue Minneriya National Park (2025):
- Stamp - Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) face value 50;
- Stamp - Black-Naped Hare (Lepus nigricollis) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Black-Naped Hare (Lepus nigricollis) face value 50;
- Stamp - Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) face value 50;
- Stamp - Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) face value 50;
- Stamp - Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) face value 50;
- Stamp - Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) face value 50;
- Stamp - Sri Lankan Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Sri Lankan Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) face value 50;
- Stamp - Sri Lankan Jackal (Canis aureus naria) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Sri Lankan Jackal (Canis aureus naria) face value 50;
- Stamp - Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) face value 50;
- Stamp - Yellow-Striped Chevrotain (Moschiola kathygre) face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Yellow-Striped Chevrotain (Moschiola kathygre) face value 50;
Stamp Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) it reflects the thematic directions:
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.
