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Taxonomy of the genus Cylindraspis Biodiversity of the family Testudinidae

Bibliography of the genus
Cylindraspis (Mascarene Islands Giant Tortoises) (extinct)

(Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Cylindraspis in general

Austin, J.J.; Arnold, E.N. 2001. Ancient mitochondrial DNA and morphology elucidate an extinct island radiation of Indian Ocean giant tortoises (Cylindraspis). Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 268(1485): 2515-2523.

Hansen, I.; Brimer, L.; Molgaard, P. 2004. Herbivore-deterring secondary compounds in heterophyllous woody species of the Mascarene Islands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 6(3): 187-203.

Stanford, C.B. 2010. The Last Tortoise: A Tale of Extinction in Our Lifetime. Belknap Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 210 pp.

Cylindraspis indica

Bour, R. 2004. Holotype of "La grande tortue des Indes" in Perrault, 1676- Cylindraspis indica (Schneider, 1783). Emys 11(6): 33-35.

Vaillant, L. 1900. La Tortue de Perrault (Testudo indica Schneider). Arch. Mus. Paris 4(2): 25-48.