Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Cylindraspis
(extinct)
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Mascarene Islands Giant Tortoises
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Mascarenen-Riesenschildkröten
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Mascarener-landskildpadder
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1835 |  |
Cylindraspis Fitzinger (type species: Testudo indica vosmaeri Schneider 1798, by subsequent designation: Fitzinger 1843) |
Contents:
5 extinct species, all of which were endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
All five species of this genus became extinct between c. 1735 and c. 1840 (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012).
Distribution:
Mauritius
(main island,
Rodrigues),
Reunion.
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Cylindraspis indica
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Reunion Giant Tortoise
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Reunion-Riesenschildkröte
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Reunion-landskildpadde
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1783 | |
Testudo indica Schneider |
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Geochelone indica Honegger 1981 |
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Cylindraspis indica Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012 |
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1812 | |
Testudo tabulata africana Schweigger (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1820 | |
Chersine retusa Merrem (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1835 | |
Testudo perraultii Duméril & Bibron (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1835 | |
Testudo graii Duméril & Bibron (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1865 | |
Testudo grayi Strauch (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1978 | |
Cylindraspis borbonica Bour (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
Remarks:
This species became extinct c. 1840 (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012).
Distribution:
Reunion.
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Cylindraspis inepta
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Mauritius Giant Domed Tortoise
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Mauritius-Kuppelrücken-Riesenschildkröte
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Rundskjoldet Mauritius-landskildpadde
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1873 | |
Testudo inepta Günther |
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Geochelone inepta Honegger 1981 |
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Cylindraspis inepta Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012 |
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1875 | |
Testudo boutonii Günther (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1894 | |
Testudo sauzieri Gadow (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
Remarks:
This species became extinct c. 1735 (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012).
Distribution:
Mauritius
(main island).
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Cylindraspis peltastes
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Rodrigues Domed Tortoise
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Rodrigues-Kuppelrücken-Riesenschildkröte
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Rundskjoldet Rodrigues-landskildpadde
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1835 | |
Testudo peltastes Dumeril & Bibron |
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Geochelone peltastes Honegger 1981 |
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Cylindraspis peltastes Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012 |
Remarks:
This species became extinct c. 1795 (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012).
Distribution:
Mauritius
(Rodrigues).
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Cylindraspis triserrata
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Mauritius Giant Flat-shelled Tortoise
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Mauritius-Flachrücken-Riesenschildkröte
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Fladskjoldet Mauritius-landskildpadde
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1873 | |
Testudo triserrata Günther |
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Geochelone triserrata Honegger 1981 |
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Cylindraspis triserrata Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012 |
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1875 | |
Testudo leptocnemis Günther (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1891 | |
Testudo microtympanum Boulenger (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1894 | |
Testudo guentheri Gadow (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1914 | |
Testudo gadowi Denburgh (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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Geochelone gadowi Honegger 1981 |
Remarks:
This species became extinct c. 1735 (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012).
Distribution:
Mauritius
(main island).
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Cylindraspis vosmaeri
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Rodrigues Giant Saddle-back Tortoise
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Rodrigues-Sattelrücken-Riesenschildkröte
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Saddelskjoldet Rodrigues-landskildpadde
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1798 | |
Testudo indica vosmaeri Schneider |
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Geochelone vosmaeri Honegger 1981 |
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Cylindraspis vosmaeri Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012 |
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1873 | |
Testudo rodericensis Günther (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
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1898 | |
Testudo commersoni Vaillant (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012) |
Remarks:
This species became extinct c. 1795 (Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin 2012).
Distribution:
Mauritius
(Rodrigues).
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