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Astrochelys
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Astrochelys

Astrochelys is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The two species are both found in Madagascar, and both classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Radiated Tortoise

speciesAstrochelys radiata

Ploughshare Tortoise

speciesAstrochelys yniphora

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71792.