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Geochelone elegans (Indian star tortoise)
Taxonomy
Geochelone elegans was named by Schoepff (1794). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1794 | Geochelone elegans Schoepff |
| 2014 | Geochelone elegans van Dijk et al. |
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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.
Geochelone elegans Schoepff 1794 [Indian star tortoise]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available