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Radiated tortoise

Radiated tortoise
Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Astrochelys
Species:
A. radiata
Binomial name
Astrochelys radiata
(Shaw, 1802)
Synonyms[3]
  • Testudo coui Daudin, 1801 (nomen oblitum)
  • Testudo radiata Shaw, 1802
  • Psammobates radiatus Agassiz, 1857
  • Testudo desertorum Grandidier, 1869
  • Asterochelys radiata Gray, 1873
  • Testudo [radiata] radiata Siebenrock, 1909
  • Testudo hypselonota Bourret, 1941
  • Geochelone radiata Loveridge & Williams, 1957
  • Astrochelys radiata Bour, 1985

The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae.[4][5] Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar,[6] it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius.[7] It is a very long-lived species, with recorded lifespans of up to 188 years. These tortoises are classified as critically endangered by the IUCN, mainly because of the destruction of their habitat and because of poaching.[8]

  1. ^ Leuteritz, T.; Rioux Paquette, S.; et al. (Madagascar Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Red List Workshop) (2008). "Astrochelys radiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T9014A12950491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T9014A12950491.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 267–268. ISSN 1864-0575. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 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): 298–307. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2007.02.003. PMID 17611092.
  6. ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2007). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (3rd ed.). Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags. ISBN 978-3929449037.
  7. ^ "EMYSystem Species Page: Geochelone radiata".
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Egeler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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