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Pyxis (turtle), the Glossary

Index Pyxis (turtle)

Pyxis is a genus of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 4 relations: Flat-backed spider tortoise, Spider tortoise, Thomas Bell (zoologist), Tortoise.

  2. Pyxis (genus)
  3. Taxa named by Thomas Bell (zoologist)

Flat-backed spider tortoise

The flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), more commonly known as the flat-tailed tortoise, and Madagascan flat-tailed tortoise, is a tortoise that belongs to the family Testudinidae. Pyxis (turtle) and flat-backed spider tortoise are Pyxis (genus).

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Spider tortoise

The spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae that is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis. Pyxis (turtle) and spider tortoise are Pyxis (genus).

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Thomas Bell (zoologist)

Thomas Hornsey Bell FRS FLS (11 October 1792 – 13 March 1880) was an English zoologist, dental surgeon and writer, born in Poole, Dorset, England.

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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

Pyxis (genus)

Taxa named by Thomas Bell (zoologist)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyxis_(turtle)

Also known as Pyxis (genus).