Pyxis planicauda Grandidier 1867 (Flat-shelled spider tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Belongs to Pyxis according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxon: Pyxis arachnoides

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pyxis planicauda in the database

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