Burmese star tortoise
| Burmese star tortoise | |
|---|---|
| At Sunshine International Aquarium, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Geochelone |
| Species: | G. platynota |
| Binomial name | |
| Geochelone platynota (Blyth, 1863) | |
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The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is a critically endangered tortoise species, native to the dry, deciduous forests of Myanmar (Burma). It is close to extinction in Myanmar, as it is eaten by the native Burmese.
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