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Geochelone
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Geochelone radiata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Sauropsida
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Testudinidae
Genus:Geochelone
Fitzinger, 1835
Species


G. carbonaria
G. chilensis
G. denticulata
G. elegans
G. gigantea
G. nigra
G. pardalis
G. platynota
G. radiata
G. sulcata
G. yniphora
Geochelone is a genus of tortoises.

Geochelone Tortoises, which are also known as geoclelone tortoises or typical tortoises, can be found in Africa, America, Asia, and several Oceanic islands. They primarily eat plants. Measured by the length of their shell, the species in this genus are some of the largest turtles in the world, especially the Galápagos tortoise (G. nigra), which can get as long as 6 feet (1.80 meters). The genus consists of the following 12 species:

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G. radiata

Binomial name
Geochelone radiata
Shaw, 1802

The Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) is a species in the genus of the geochelone tortoises.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Sauropsida*
Goodrich, 1916

Subclasses
  • Anapsida
  • Diapsida
Synonyms
  • Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class
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Testudines
Linnaeus, 1758

Diversity
ca. 300 species in 14 extant families.

blue: sea turtles, black: land turtles


Suborders

Cryptodira
Pleurodira
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Cryptodira
Linnaeus, 1758

Families
  • 13, See classification


Cryptodira is the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
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Testudinidae

Genera

Chersina
Cylindraspis (extinct)
Dipsochelys
Geochelone
Gopherus
Homopus
Indotestudo
Kinixys
Malacochersus
Manouria

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Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger (April 13, 1802 - September 20, 1884) was an Austrian zoologist.

Fitzinger was born in Vienna and studied botany at the university of Vienna under Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.
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G. carbonaria

Binomial name
Geochelone carbonaria

The red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria), known in Brazil as Jabuti, is a tortoise from South America, popular as a pet.
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G. chilensis

Binomial name
Geochelone chilensis
(Gray, 1870)

The Argentine Tortoise, Chaco Tortoise, or Southern Wood Tortoise (Geochelone chilensis
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G. denticulata

Binomial name
Geochelone denticulata
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Brazilian Giant Tortoise, Forest Tortoise, South American Tortoise,
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G. elegans

Binomial name
Geochelone elegans
Schoepf, 1795

The Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans
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G. gigantea

Binomial name
Geochelone gigantea
Schweigger, 1812

The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea
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G. nigra

Binomial name
Geochelone nigra
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Synonyms
Geochelone elephantopus (Harlan, 1827)
The Galápagos tortoise (or
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G. pardalis

Binomial name
Geochelone pardalis
(Bell, 1828)

The Leopard tortoise(Geochelone pardalis
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G. platynota

Binomial name
Geochelone platynota
(Blyth, 1863)

The Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is becoming extinct in its native Myanmar (Burma).
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G. radiata

Binomial name
Geochelone radiata
Shaw, 1802

The Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) is a species in the genus of the geochelone tortoises.
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G. sulcata

Binomial name
Geochelone sulcata
(Miller, 1779)

The African Spurred Tortoise, also called the African Spur Thigh Tortoise, (Geochelone sulcata
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G. yniphora

Binomial name
Geochelone yniphora
(Vaillant, 1885)

The Angonoka, Madagascar Angulated Tortoise, or Madagascar Tortoise (Geochelone yniphora
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Testudinidae

Genera

Chersina
Cylindraspis (extinct)
Dipsochelys
Geochelone
Gopherus
Homopus
Indotestudo
Kinixys
Malacochersus
Manouria

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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.
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Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. The Americas cover 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area (28.
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.4% of its land area) and, with almost 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population.
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Oceania (sometimes Oceanica) is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The exact scope of Oceania is defined variously, with interpretations often including Australia, New Zealand, New
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]

Divisions

Green algae
  • Chlorophyta
  • Charophyta
Land plants (embryophytes)
  • Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)

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shell is a hard, rigid outer layer, which has evolved in a very wide variety of different animals, including mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans, turtles and tortoises, armadillos, etc.
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Testudines
Linnaeus, 1758

Diversity
ca. 300 species in 14 extant families.

blue: sea turtles, black: land turtles


Suborders

Cryptodira
Pleurodira
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