Angulate tortoise
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The angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and coastal scrub vegetation in South Africa. This tortoise is the only known member of the genus Chersina.
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Angulate tortoise | |
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Image of Chersina angulata (under its previous genus, Testudo) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Chersina Gray, 1830 |
Species: | C. angulata |
Binomial name | |
Chersina angulata (Schweigger, 1812)[2] | |
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