Forsten's tortoise
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I. forstenii
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Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii ) is an endangered species of tortoise found on Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Taxonomy
Indotestudo travancorica, found in the Western Ghats of India, has been previously considered a synonym of Indotestudo forstenii, but is now treated as a separate species.
Etymology
The specific name, forstenii, is in honor of Dutch botanist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.[2]
Gallery
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Baby Indotestudo Forstenii.jpg
Baby Forsten's Tortoise
See also
- Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) – another threatened turtle endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
References
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- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Indotestudo forstenii, p. 92).
Further reading
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Indotestudo forstenii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered.
- Boulenger GA. 1907. A new tortoise from Travancore. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 560-564.
- Iverson, John B.; Spinks, Phillip Q.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; McCord, William P.; Das, Indraneil. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae). Hamadryad 26 (2): 271-274.
- Pritchard, Peter CH. 2000. Indotestudo travancorica. A Valid Species of Tortoise? Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist 5 (2): 18-28.
- Radhakrishnan, C. 1998. Additional record of the travancore tortoise, Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel & Muller) (Testudinita: Reptilia) in Kerala. Cobra 34 (Oct.-Dec.): 19-20.
External links
- Indotestudo forstenii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Indotestudo_forsteni1.jpg
- http://studbooks.org
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