Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded67,664
チチュウカイリクガメ属（チチュウカイリクガメぞく、Testudo）は、カメ目リクガメ科に属する属。模式種はギリシャリクガメ。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 286
- With media
- 72
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Collections
- USNM, CM, SDNHM, NHMUK, YPM, CUMV
- Recorded in
- United States, Panama, Madagascar, Bolivia, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Testudinidae
- Image
- Testudo x4.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Testudo
- Commons category
- Testudo
- topic's main category
- Category:Testudo (genus)
- Commons gallery
- Testudo
- different from
- Testudo formation
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Encyclopedic overview
Testudo, the Mediterranean tortoises, are a genus of tortoises found in North Africa, Western Asia, and Europe. Several species are under threat in the wild, mainly from habitat destruction.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Testudo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.