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Testudo
Linnaeus, 1758
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Anapsida
Testudinata
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Testudo
ICZN
Name Authority:
MCZ
Published In: 1758
Common Name(s):
palearctic tortoises
Related Publications:
No related publications recorded.
Cited MCZ Specimens:
No cited MCZ specimens.
Synonyms and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Included Species (64)
Included Species:
Testudo abingdoni
Testudo angulata
Testudo becki
Testudo bosei
Testudo calcarata
Testudo carbonaria
Testudo chilensis
Testudo clivosa
Testudo cubensis
Testudo denticulata
Testudo duncanensis
Testudo elaphantina
Testudo elaphautopus
Testudo elegans
Testudo elephantopus
Testudo elongata
Testudo emyda
Testudo emys
Testudo ephippium
Testudo galapagoensis
Testudo geometrica
Testudo gigantea
Testudo graeca
Linnaeus, 1758
Testudo graecae
Testudo guntheri
Testudo hermanni
Gmelin, 1789
Testudo horsfieldii
Testudo ibera
Testudo impressa
Testudo indica
Testudo kleinmanni
Lortet, 1883
Testudo loveridgei
Testudo loveridgii
Boulenger, 1920
Testudo marginata
Testudo mauritanica
Testudo microphyes
Testudo nigra
Testudo nigrita
Testudo oculifera
Testudo orthopygia
Testudo pardalis
Testudo peragrans
Hay
Testudo perses
Testudo ponderosa
Testudo pusilla
Testudo radiata
Shaw, 1802
Testudo radieta
Testudo schonlandica
Testudo sellardsi
Testudo suleata
Testudo sumeirei
Testudo tabukata
Testudo tabulata
Testudo tedwhitei
Testudo tedwhitei (n. sp. type 1)
Testudo tentoria
Testudo tornieri
Testudo trimeni
Testudo typica
Testudo verreauxi
Testudo verroxii
Testudo vicina
Testudo wallacei
Testudo yniphora
Media:
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MCZ:Herp:R-3990
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MCZ:Herp:R-3990
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MCZ:Herp:R-3990
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MCZ:Herp:R-3990
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