Pyxis (genus)

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Pyxis
Pyxis Arachnoides Ste Marie Madagascar.jpg
Spider tortoise
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Pyxis
Bell, 1827[1]

Pyxis is a genus of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It contains the following species:

  • Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
  • Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)

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