Angulate tortoise

Angulate tortoise
In South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Chersina
Gray, 1830
Species:
C. angulata
Binomial name
Chersina angulata
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Testudo angulata Schweigger, 1812
  • Testudo bellii Gray, 1828
  • Chersina angulata Gray, 1831
  • Neotestudo angulata Hewitt, 1931
  • Goniochersus angulatus Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934
  • Chersine angulata Hewitt, 1937
  • Goniocherus angulatus Mertens & Wermuth, 1955

The angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa. This tortoise is the only known member of the genus Chersina.

1830s illustration, under the synonym "Testudo angulata"
  1. ^ Hofmeyr, M.D.; Keswick, T. (2018). "Chersina angulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T170519A115655918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T170519A115655918.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ IUCN-tftsg.org
  3. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 276–277. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.