Astrochelys

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.

Astrochelys
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 yniphora

Species

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Angonoka tortoise or ploughshare tortoiseAstrochelys yniphora [1]northwestern Madagascar
Radiated tortoiseAstrochelys radiata[1]Réunion and Mauritius


References

  1. Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.116
  2. 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.
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