Tortoise (redirect from Testudinidae)
Tortoises (/ˈtɔːr.təs.ɪz/) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a...
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the steppe tortoise, is a threatened species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia from the Caspian Sea south through...
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(Malacochersus tornieri) is a species of flat-shelled tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Tanzania and Kenya. There are also small populations...
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(Family: Testudinidae). A 2021 study found the clade to be divided into two extant groups: Testuguria, containing Geoemydidae and Testudinidae; and Emysternia...
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tortoise species of four families – Cheloniidae, Emydidae, Geoemydidae and Testudinidae; fifteen lizard species of four families – Anguidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae...
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Chersobius signatus is the world's smallest species of tortoise (family Testudinidae). The species is commonly known as the speckled tortoise and also known...
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tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species G. berlandieri is one of six species of tortoises that are...
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1812) Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 VU Order: Testudines · Family: Testudinidae Chelonoidis carbonarius (Spix, 1824) Chelonoidis denticulatus (Linnaeus...
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List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the Canary Islands. This list includes both endemic and introduced species...
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tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern...
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This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco. [e] Endemic species [i] Introduced species Rhodin, Anders G...
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is a critically endangered species of cryptodire turtle in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Egypt, Libya, and Israel. The species was once...
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tortoise or Moorish tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. Testudo graeca is one of five species of Mediterranean tortoises (genera...
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This is a list of reptiles of Sri Lanka. The reptilian diversity in Sri Lanka is higher than the diversity of other vertebrates such as mammals and fish...
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This is a list of the reptiles of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities...
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a new genus for the species Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 (Chelonii, Testudinidae)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 5 (6): 803–811. Bibcode:2006CRPal...5..803D...
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tortoise, is a species of terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae (tortoises) native to the Sonoran Desert. In 2011, using DNA evidence...
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land-dwelling tortoises. In Australia, which lacks true tortoises (family Testudinidae), non-marine turtles were traditionally called tortoises, but more recently...
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tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae that is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus...
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This is a list of reptiles in Madagascar. Total number of species = 406 Acrantophis madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1844) Acrantophis dumerili (Jan...
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snapping turtle Family Emydidae – pond turtles and box turtles Family Testudinidae – tortoises Family Geoemydidae – Asian river turtles and allies Family...
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Indotestudo is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The genus is native to South and Southeast Asia. The three species in the genus are all...
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commonly as the Sulawesi tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Forsten's tortoise...
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This is a list of reptile species found in Sumatra, Indonesia. Crocodylus porosus Tomistoma schlegelii Batagur affinis Batagur borneoensis Cuora amboinensis...
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Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys Platysternidae Platysternon Testudinidae Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis...
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Megalochelys (category Testudinidae)
74(5):504–525. Auffenberg, W. 1974. Checklist of Fossil Land Tortoises (Testudinidae). Bull. FL. State Mus. Biol. Sci. 18:121–251. Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson...
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Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys Platysternidae Platysternon Testudinidae Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Centrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis...
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(Cylindraspis peltastes) is an extinct species of giant tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It was endemic to Rodrigues. It appears to have become extinct around...
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Astrochelys rogerbouri is an extinct tortoise species in the family Testudinidae which formerly lived in Madagascar. The type specimen, MNHN.F.MAD480,...
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Burmese Brown Mountain tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among...
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