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 
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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] |
| Species | |
Species
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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 |
A single extinct species was described in 2023: Astrochelys rogerbouri.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ 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. 110 (4). Elsevier: 298–307. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2007.02.003. PMID 17611092.
- ^ "†Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et al. 2023 (turtle)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 October 2024.†Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et al. 2023 (turtle)&rft_id=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=466675&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Astrochelys" class="Z3988">