Chaco tortoise

Chaco tortoise
Chelonoidis chilensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Chelonoidis
Species:
C. chilensis
Binomial name
Chelonoidis chilensis
(Gray, 1870)
Synonyms[2]
  • Testudo (Gopher) chilensis
    Gray, 1870
  • Testudo argentina
    Sclater, 1870
    (nomen substitutum pro T. chilensis Gray, 1870)
  • Testudo (Chelonoidis) chilensis
    — E. Williams, 1952
  • Testudo chilensis
    — Wermuth & Mertens, 1961
  • Geochelone chilensis
    — Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone petersi
    Freiberg, 1973
  • Chelonoidis chilensis donosobarrosi
    Freiberg, 1973
  • Testudo chilensis
    — Kahl et al., 1980
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — Iverson, 1986
  • Geochelone chilensis
    — Ernst & R. Barbour, 1989
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — Cei, 1993
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — Varela & Bucher, 2002
  • Chelonoidis petersi
    — McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2004
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2004
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — Carnovale, 2005
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — Le et al., 2006
  • Chelonoidis petersi
    — Bonin et al., 2006
  • Geochelone chilensis
    — Winchell, 2010
  • Chelonoidis chilensis
    — TTWG, 2014

The Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), also known commonly as the Argentine tortoise, the Patagonian tortoise, or the southern wood tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to South America.

  1. ^ Tortoise.; Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). "Chelonoidis chilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9007A12949680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9007A12949680.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Chelonoidis chilensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 June 2015.