Astrochelys

Astrochelys
	Astrochelys radiata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Astrochelys; J. E. Gray, 1873
Species
	Astrochelys radiata; Astrochelys rogerbouri; Astrochelys yniphora; Astrochelys verrucosus

Astrochelys is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae.^[2] The two species are both found in Madagascar, and both classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Species

Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
Angonoka tortoise or ploughshare tortoise	Astrochelys yniphora ^[1]	northwestern Madagascar
Radiated tortoise	Astrochelys radiata^[1]	southern Madagascar; introduced to Réunion and Mauritius
	†Astrochelys rogerbouri	Madagascar

1 2 3 Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.116
↑ Fritz, U.; Bininda-Emonds, O. R. P. (3 July 2007). "When genes meet nomenclature: Tortoise phylogeny and the shifting generic concepts of Testudo and Geochelone". Zoology. Elsevier. 110 (4): 298–307. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2007.02.003. PMID 17611092.

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (14 December 2010). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.

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