Biology:Astrochelys
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Short description: Genus of tortoises
| Astrochelys | |
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| Astrochelys radiata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Astrochelys J. E. Gray, 1873[1] |
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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; introduced to Réunion and Mauritius |
| †Astrochelys rogerbouri | Madagascar |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 (14 December 2010). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q779267 entry
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