Stigmochelys Gray 1873 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Parent taxon: Testudininae according to E. Vlachos and M. Rabi 2018

See also de la Fuente et al. 2014 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Agrionemys, Centrochelys, Cheirogaster, Ergilemys, Geochelona, Geochelone, Geoemydinei, Gigantochersina, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Kinixys, Mesochersus, Namibchersus, Paleotestudo, Stylemys, Testudinini

Subtaxa: Stigmochelys brachygularis Stigmochelys crassa Stigmochelys pardalis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Kenya (2), Tanzania (9)

• Miocene of Kenya (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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