Cylindraspis vosmaeri
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| Cylindraspis vosmaeri Suckow, 1798 |
Cylindraspis vosmaeri or Saddle-backed Rodrigues Giant Tortoise was a species of turtle in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Rodrigues. The introduction of predators and hunting pressures are believed to have caused the extinction of this species.
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- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cylindraspis vosmaeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
