Réunion giant tortoise

Réunion giant tortoise
Réunion giant tortoise
Live C. indica.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Cylindraspis
Species: C. indica
Binomial name
Cylindraspis indica
Schneider, 1783
Synonyms

Cylindraspis borbonica Bour, 1978

The Réunion giant tortoise (Cylindraspis indica) was a species of giant tortoise in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, until it became extinct around 1800.

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