Astrochelys
Astrochelys | |
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Astrochelys radiata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Astrochelys J. E. Gray, 1873[1] |
Species | |
Astrochelys radiata |
Astrochelys is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae.[2] The two species are both found in Madagascar, and both classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Species[]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Angonoka tortoise or ploughshare tortoise | Astrochelys yniphora [1] | northwestern Madagascar |
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Radiated tortoise | Astrochelys radiata[1] | southern Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius |
References[]
- ^ a b c Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.116
- ^ Fritz, U.; Bininda-Emonds, O. R. P. (3 July 2007). "When genes meet nomenclature: Tortoise phylogeny and the shifting generic concepts of Testudo and Geochelone". Zoology. Elsevier. 110 (4): 298–307. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2007.02.003. PMID 17611092.
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (14 December 2010). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
Categories:
- Astrochelys
- Turtles of Africa
- Reptiles of Madagascar
- Endemic fauna of Madagascar
- Turtle genera
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray