Geochelone radiata Shaw 1802 (Radiated tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Belongs to Geochelone according to Shaw 1802

Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Madagascar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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