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Chersine

Description

Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species in the genus Testudo. Two subspecies are known: the western Hermann's tortoise (T. h. hermanni ) and the eastern Hermann's tortoise (T. h. boettgeri ). Sometimes mentioned as a subspecies, T. h. peleponnesica is not yet confirmed to be genetically different from T. h. boettgeri.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2441846https://www.gbif.org/species/2441846
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)358127https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=358127
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Chersine
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
-Testudinata
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodiraCope 1868
-PantestudinoideaJoyce et al. 2004
superfamilyTestudinoideaGray 1825
-PantestudinidaeJoyce et al. 2004
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
genusChersineMerrem 1820
Scientific NameChersine Merrem, 1820
Name Published InTent. Syst. Amph., 12
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chersinegenusbelongs to Testudinidaestated with evidenceBour and Ohler, 2008
Chersinegenusbelongs to Testudinidaestated without evidencevan Dijk et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (67%)
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 0.78 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Testudinidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore, herbivore (based on Testudinidae)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Testudinidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a. 2017. The Iberian fossil record of turtles: an update. Journal of Iberian Geology
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chersine

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Chersine hermanni
species
listed (PBDB)Hermann's Tortoise265.33 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Chersine lunellensis âśť
species
listed (PBDB)
Testudo lunellensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1820Chersine Merrem
2006Eurotestudo Lapparent de Broin et al.
2008Chersine Bour and Ohler
2014Chersine van Dijk et al.

References

PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a A. (2017) The Iberian fossil record of turtles: an update, Journal of Iberian Geology, 1-37 doi:10.1007/s41513-017-0016-4
Bour R., Ohler A. (2008) Chersine Merrem, 1820 and Chersina Gray, 1831: a nomenclatural survey, Zootaxa 1752, 66-68
van Dijk P. P., Iverson J. B., et al (2014) Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status, Chelonian Research Monographs 5, 329-479
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
CoL2006/EMBL Reptiles - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Tent. Syst. Amph., 12 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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