Astrochelys rogerbouri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Pantestudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Astrochelys
Species: †Astrochelys rogerbouri

Name

Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier, Graciá, Ali, Campbell, Chapman, Deepak, Ihlow, Jalil, Huyet, Samonds, Vences & Fritz, 2023: 6

• Holotype: MNHN.F.MAD480, nearly complete tibia, collected by Guillaume Grandidier in June 1900.
• Type locality: “Ambolisatra, Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Kehlmaier, C., Graciá, E., Ali, J.R., Campbell, P.D., Chapman, S.D., Deepak, V., Ihlow, F., Jalil, N.E., Huyet, L.P., Samonds, K.E., Vences, M. & Fritz, U. 2023. Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar. Science Advances 9(2): eabq2574. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq2574 Reference page.