alligator-tortoise

Updated: June 18, 2025

"It is a galapago," said l'Encuerado; "it is of no use for food." This creature, which is called by the savants the alligator-tortoise, measured more than a yard from its head to its tail. The latter appendage was almost as long as the body, and was covered with a triple row of scaly crests fitting into each other.

Lucien Biart - Adventures of a Young Naturalist