Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise
| Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise | |
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| Illustration from circa 1770 by Jossigny | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | †Cylindraspis |
| Species: | †C. peltastes |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cylindraspis peltastes Dumeril & Bibron, 1835 | |
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The domed Rodrigues giant tortoise (Cylindraspis peltastes) is an extinct species of giant tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It was endemic to Rodrigues. It appears to have become extinct around 1800, as a result of human exploitation.
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