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Indotestudo elongata

Description

The elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of the Indian Subcontinent, particularly Northeast India.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8539576https://www.gbif.org/species/8539576
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)376557https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=376557
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Indotestudo elongata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Indotestudo elongata
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
genusIndotestudo
speciesIndotestudo elongataBlyth 1854
Generic NameIndotestudo
Common NameElongate tortoise
Scientific NameIndotestudo elongata (Blyth, 1854)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Indotestudo elongataspeciesbelongs to Indotestudostated without evidenceBlyth, 1853
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
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)N. Frank and E. Ramus. 1996. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.
Common Name(s) 黃頭陸龜, Elongated Tortoise, Yellow-headed Tortoise, Gelbkopf-landschildkröte
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indotestudo_elongata

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Geochelone elongata Pritchard, 1979GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Geochelone elongata
Geochelone elongata Alderton, 1988GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Geochelone elongata
Testudo parallelus Annandale, 1913GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Testudo parallelus
Testudo elongata Blyth, 1854GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Testudo elongata

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1853Geochelone elongata Blyth
1853Indotestudo elongata Blyth
2014Indotestudo elongata van Dijk et al.

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