Aldabrachelys abrupta

Aldabrachelys abrupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Aldabrachelys
Species: A. abrupta
Binomial name
Aldabrachelys abrupta
Grandidier, 1868
Synonyms[1]
  • Testudo abrupta Milne-Edwards, 1868 (nomen nudum)
  • Testudo abrupta Grandidier, 1868
  • Geochelone abrupta Pritchard, 1967
  • Asterochelys abrupta Bour, 1980
  • Dipsochelys abrupta Bour, 1982
  • Aldabrachelys abrupta Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003

Aldabrachelys abrupta is an extinct species of turtle. It was endemic to Madagascar.


References

  1. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 265. ISSN 18640-5755. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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