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Indotestudo elongata (Elongate tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Taxonomy
Indotestudo elongata was named by Blyth (1853). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Geochelone elongata Blyth
1853Indotestudo elongata Blyth
2014Indotestudo elongata van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyTestudininae
genusIndotestudo(Lindholm 1929)
specieselongataBlyth 1853

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.

Indotestudo elongata Blyth 1853 [Elongate tortoise]
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Invalid names: Geochelone elongata Blyth 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Lopburi) Indotestudo elongata (201933 201936)