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 | |
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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 | |
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Astrochelys radiata | |
Species
- Angonoka tortoise (A. yniphora) or ploughshare tortoise[1]
- Radiated tortoise (A. radiata)[1]
References
- 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.
Tortoise family | ||||
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| Genera |
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| Agrionemys | ||||
| Aldabrachelys |
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| Astrochelys | ||||
| Centrochelys | ||||
| Chelonoidis |
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| Galápagos tortoise |
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| †Cheirogaster |
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| Chersina | ||||
| Chersobius | ||||
| †Cylindraspis | ||||
| Geochelone | ||||
| Gopherus |
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| †Hadrianus |
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| †Hesperotestudo |
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| Homopus | ||||
| Indotestudo | ||||
| Kinixys | ||||
| Malacochersus | ||||
| Manouria | ||||
| †Megalochelys |
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| Psammobates | ||||
| Pyxis | ||||
| Stigmochelys | ||||
| †Stylemys |
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| Testudo |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct. | ||||
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