Réunion giant tortoise

Réunion giant tortoise
Live C. indica.
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Cylindraspis
Species:	C. indica
Binomial name
Cylindraspis indica Schneider, 1783
Synonyms
Cylindraspis borbonica Bour, 1978

The Réunion giant tortoise (Cylindraspis indica) was a species of giant tortoise in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, until it became extinct around 1800.

Source

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cylindraspis indica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

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