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Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant, 1885)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Vaillant, M. L. On a new species of land tortoise, brought by Mr. Humblot to the Museum of Natural History.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Testudines
family
Testudinidae
genus
Astrochelys
species
Astrochelys yniphora

Name

Synonyms
Angonoka yniphora (Vaillant, 1885)
Geochelone yniphora (Vaillant, 1885)
Testudo hyniphora Vaillant & Grandidier, 1910
Testudo yniphora Vaillant, 1885
Homonyms
Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant, 1885)
Common names
Angonoka in Malagasy
Angonoka in Malagasy
Angonoka Tortoise in English
Madagascan (Plowshare or Ploughshare) Tortoise in English
Madagascan (Plowshare or Ploughshare) Tortoise in English
Madagascan Plowshare Tortoise in English
Madagascar Angulated Tortoise in English
Madagascar Tortoise in English
Madagaskar-schildpad in Dutch
Madagassische Schnabelbrustschildkröte in German
Madagassische Schnabelbrustschildkröte in German
Ploughshare Tortoise in English
Ploughshare Tortoise in English
Ploughshare tortoise in English
Plowshare Tortoise in English
Plowshare Tortoise in English
Tartaruga-angonoka in Portuguese
Tartaruga-angulosa-de-madagascar in Portuguese
Tartaruga-arado in Portuguese
Tartaruga-de-Madagascar in Portuguese
Tortue de Madagascar in French
Tortue à plastron éperonné in French
Tortue à soc in French
Tortue à soc de Madagascar in French
Tortue à éperon in French
Tortuga Globulosa Malagache in Spanish
Tortuga de Madagascar in Spanish
angonoka teknős in Hungarian
żółw madagaskarski in Polish
želva angonoka in Czech
Ангонока in Russian
Мадагаскарская клювогрудая черепаха in Russian
سلحفاة أنغونوكا in Arabic
ヘサキリクガメ in Japanese
安哥洛卡象龜 in Chinese
Ploughshare Tortoise in English
Angonoka in English
Madagascar Angulated Tortoise in English
Madagascar Tortoise in English
Tortue de Madagascar in French
Tortue à plastron éperonné in French
Tortue à soc de Madagascar in French
Tortue à éperon in French
Tortuga Globulosa Malagache in Spanish
Tortuga de Madagascar in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [Rhodin, A. G. J., J. Iverson, R. Bour, U. Fritz, A. Georges, et al.], 2021: Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status (9th ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 8. x + 472.
  2. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
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