Chelonoidis monensis, the Glossary
Chelonoidis monensis, also known as the Mona tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived on the island of Mona from the Late Pleistocene to around 1000 BCE.[1]
Table of Contents
5 relations: Carapace, Ernest Edward Williams, Isla de Mona, Late Pleistocene, Tortoise.
- Chelonoidis
- Reptiles described in 1952
Carapace
A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises.
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Ernest Edward Williams
Ernest Edward Williams (January 7, 1914 – September 1, 1998) was an American herpetologist.
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Isla de Mona
Mona Island (Isla de Mona) is the third-largest island of the Puerto Rican archipelago, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques.
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Late Pleistocene
The Late Pleistocene is an unofficial age in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, also known as the Upper Pleistocene from a stratigraphic perspective.
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Tortoise
Tortoises are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise").
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See also
Chelonoidis
- Chaco tortoise
- Chelonoidis
- Chelonoidis alburyorum
- Chelonoidis cubensis
- Chelonoidis monensis
- Chelonoidis niger chathamensis
- Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi
- Chelonoidis niger guentheri
- Chelonoidis niger microphyes
- Chelonoidis niger vandenburghi
- Chelonoidis niger vicina
- Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise
- Floreana giant tortoise
- Galápagos tortoise
- Hood Island giant tortoise
- List of subspecies of Galápagos tortoise
- Pinta Island tortoise
- Pinzón Island giant tortoise
- Red-footed tortoise
- Santa Fe Island tortoise
- Santiago Island giant tortoise
- Volcán Wolf giant tortoise
- Western Santa Cruz tortoise
- Yellow-footed tortoise
Reptiles described in 1952
- Aeolian wall lizard
- Alopoglossus andeanus
- Anolis heteropholidotus
- Bothrops venezuelensis
- Cercosaura bassleri
- Cercosaura parkeri
- Chelonoidis monensis
- Chironius monticola
- Crotalus aquilus
- Crotalus pusillus
- Geophis fulvoguttatus
- Lacerta diplochondrodes
- Leposoma annectans
- Loxopholis guianense
- Lygodactylus williamsi
- Micrurus nattereri
- Podarcis cretensis
- Pogona microlepidota
- Pseudelaphe phaescens
- Rhadinella montecristi
- Stenodactylus grandiceps
- Tantilla brevicauda
- Trioceros schoutedeni
- Xantusia wigginsi
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelonoidis_monensis
Also known as Mona tortoise.