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Cylindraspis

Synonyms: Chelonura; Cylindrasppis

Wikipedia Abstract

Cylindraspis is a genus of recently extinct giant tortoises. All of its species lived in the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and RĂ©union) in the Indian Ocean and all are now extinct due to hunting and introduction of non-native predators.
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Species

Cylindraspis inepta (Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise) (Extinct)
Cylindraspis peltastes (domed Rodrigues giant tortoise) (Extinct)
Cylindraspis triserrata (domed Mauritius giant tortoise) (Extinct)
Cylindraspis vosmaeri (saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise) (Extinct)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0