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In the Vinony graph
Vinony catalogs Asian forest tortoise in its Critically Endangered Species collection (9,479 entries).
Within Vinony's link graph, Asian forest tortoise is referenced by 146 other articles, and connects out to Megalochelys, Testudines and Testudinidae.
Vinony files it under IUCN Red List critically endangered species, Manouria and Reptiles described in 1844.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Critically EndangeredAsian Forest Tortoise
species
Maximum longevity: 19.9 years (captivity)
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Manouria emys
- Commons category
- Manouria emys
- Commons gallery
- Manouria emys
- taxon common name
- Six-legged Tortoise
- litter size
- 66
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Encyclopedic overview
The Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among the most primitive of living tortoises, based on molecular and morphological studies.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asian forest tortoise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.