Astrochelys radiata (Shaw, 1802)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Reptilia: order
Testudines: family
Testudinidae: genus
Astrochelys: species
Astrochelys radiata

Name

Synonyms: Asterochelys radiata Bour, 1980; Geochelone radiata Ernst & Barbour, 1989; Geochelone radiata Glaw & Vences, 1994; Testudo coui Daudin, 1802; Testudo desertorum Grandidier, 1869; Testudo hypselonata Bourret, 1941; Testudo hypselonota Bourret, 1941; Testudo madagascariensis Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Testudo radiata Cuvier, 1831; Testudo radiata Shaw, 1802
Homonyms: Astrochelys radiata (Shaw, 1802)
Common names: Radiated Tortoise in English; Radiated Tortoise in English; Strahlenschildkröte in language.

Bibliographic References

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Behler, John L. (1992) Wildlife as Canon sees it: Radiated Tortoise (Geochelone radiata).: National Geographic 182 (5): unnumbered
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D'Cruze, Neil; Annette Olsonn, David Henson, Sunil Kumar, and David Emmett. (2009) The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a Temporary Protected Area in Southwest Madagascar.: Herp. Cons. Biol. 4: 62-79
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Ernst,C.H. and Barbour,R.W. (1989) Turtles of the World.: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. - London
Frank, Norman & Ramus, Erica (1995) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.: Pottsville: N G Publishing Inc., 377 pp.
Fritz, U. (1995) Schildkröten-Hybriden. 2. Halsberger-Schildkröten (Cryptodira).: Herpetofauna 17 (95): 19-34
Fritz, Uwe and Olaf R.P. Bininda-Emonds (2007) When genes meet nomenclature: Tortoise phylogeny and the shifting generic concepts of Testudo and Geochelone.: Zoology 110 (4): 298-307 [erratum in vol. 111 (1): 84]
Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG (2015) Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar’s Dry Forest Reptiles.: PLoS ONE 10(7): e0132803, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132803
Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. (1994) A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar.: Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3)
Glaw, F. (2004) Die Herpetofauna Madagaskars: Vielfalt, Lebensweise und Gefährdung.: Draco 5 (19): 4-21