Astrochelys

Astrochelys
Astrochelys radiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Astrochelys
J. E. Gray, 1873
Species

Astrochelys is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The two species are both found in Madagascar, and both classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Species

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Angonoka tortoise or ploughshare tortoiseAstrochelys yniphoranorthwestern Madagascar
Radiated tortoiseAstrochelys radiatasouthern Madagascar; introduced to Réunion and Mauritius

A single extinct species was described in 2023: Astrochelys rogerbouri.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  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. 110 (4). Elsevier: 298–307. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2007.02.003. PMID 17611092.
  3. ↑ "†Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et al. 2023 (turtle)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 8 October 2024.