The Galapagos giant tortoise, native to Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, is the largest living tortoise species in the world. The individual record holder, a tortoise named Goliath who lived at a Florida sanctuary until 2002, measured 135.8 centimeters long and weighed 417 kilograms. Wild Galapagos tortoises can live well over a century and were a key influence on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Record no. MRB-2026-006009
Largest Living Tortoise Species
Reference Record – Not Certified
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