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Testudo marginata (Marginated tortoise)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Testudinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Testudo marginata Schoepff
1975Testudo marginata cretensis Bachmayer et al.
2014Testudo marginata van Dijk et al.
2016Testudo marginata Lujan et al.
2021Testudo marginata Vlachos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
tribeTestudininiBatsch 1788
genusTestudo
speciesmarginataSchoepff 1792

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Testudo marginata Schoepff 1792 [Marginated tortoise]
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Testudo marginata cretensis Bachmayer et al. 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Vlachos 2021This is a species that is easily distinguished from other hinged Testudo, based on its larger size, the elongated posterior part of the carapace, and the posteriorly flared and elongated posterior peripheral plates.