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Dipsochelys elephantina
Taxonomy
Testudo elephantina was named by Dumeril and Bibron (1835). It is extant. Its type specimen is MNHN 7874 (lectotype), a skeleton. It is the type species of Dipsochelys.
It was recombined as Dipsochelys elephantina by Bour (1982).
It was recombined as Dipsochelys elephantina by Bour (1982).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1835 | Testudo elephantina Dumeril and Bibron |
| 1982 | Dipsochelys elephantina Bour |
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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.
Dipsochelys elephantina Dumeril and Bibron 1835
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
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