- Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise
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Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise 
Two views of an empty C. vosmaeri carapace. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Cylindraspis Species: C. vosmaeri Binomial name Cylindraspis vosmaeri
Suckow, 1798The Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise (Cylindraspis vosmaeri) was a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Rodrigues. The introduction of predators and hunting pressures are believed to have caused the extinction of this species.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cylindraspis vosmaeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
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Tortoise family of turtles (Testudinidae) Genus Species of the Tortoise family
Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Angonoka tortoise · Radiated tortoiseChelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis† Domed Mauritius giant tortoise† · Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise† · Réunion giant tortoise† · Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise† · Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise†Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Beaked cape tortoise · Berger's cape tortoise · Boulenger's cape tortoise · Karoo cape tortoise · Speckled padloper tortoiseIndotestudo Elongated tortoise · Forsten's tortoise · Travancore tortoiseKinixys Bell's hinge-back tortoise · Forest hinge-back tortoise · Home's hinge-back tortoise · Lobatse hinge-back tortoise · Natal hinge-back tortoise · Speke's hinge-back tortoiseMalacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status. Key: †=extinct. 1=classification unclearOrder Testudines (turtles) Suborder SuperfamilySubfamily
Cryptodira Chelydra · MacrochelysCaretta · Chelonia · Eretmochelys · Lepidochelys · NatatorDermochelysDermatemydidaeDermatemysStaurotypinaeClaudius · StaurotypusBatagur · Cuora · Cyclemys · Geoclemys · Geoemyda · Hardella · Heosemys · Leucocephalon · Malayemys · Mauremys · Melanochelys · Morenia · Notochelys · Orlitia · Pangshura · Rhinoclemmys · Sacalia · Siebenrockiella · VijayachelysAldabrachelys · Astrochelys · Chelonoidis · Chersina · Cylindraspis · Geochelone · Gopherus · Homopus · Indotestudo · Kinixys · Malacochersus · Manouria · Psammobates · Pyxis · Stigmochelys · TestudoTrionychiaCarettochelyidaeCarettochelysTrionychinaePleurodira ChelidinaeChelodininaeHydromedusinaePelomedusa · PelusiosPhylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.
See also List of Testudines families
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WikiProjectCategories:- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Extinct turtles
- Cylindraspis
- Extinctions since 1500
- Extinct reptiles
- Fauna of Rodrigues
- Animals described in 1798
- Turtle stubs
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