Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock, 1903)

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Reptilia

order

Testudines

family

Testudinidae

genus

Malacochersus

species

Malacochersus tornieri

Name

Synonyms

Malocochersus tornieri Mertens Et Al., 1934

Testudo loveridgii Boulenger, 1920

Testudo tornieri Siebenrock, 1903

Homonyms

Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock, 1903)

Common names

African Pancake Tortoise in English

Pancake Tortoise in English

Pancake Tortoise in English

Spaltenschildkröte in language.

Bibliographic References

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16. Loveridge,A. (1936) African reptiles and amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History.: Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 22 (1): 1-122
17. Mertens, R. (1938) Über eine herpetologische Sammlung aus dem Gebiete des Njarasa-Grabens Ost-Afrikas.: Veröffentlichungen aus dem Deutschen Kolonial- und Übersee-Museum in Bremen 2 (1): 1-9 [no page numbers]
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19. Mwaya, R.T. (2009) The floristic composition of the habitat of Malacochersus tornieri at a hill in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.: Salamandra 45 (2): 115-118
20. Procter, J. B. (1922) A study of the remarkable tortoise, Testudo loveridgii Blgr., and the morphogeny of the chelonian carapace.: Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1922: 483-526