Pyxis (turtle), the Glossary
Pyxis is a genus of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.[1]
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4 relations: Flat-backed spider tortoise, Spider tortoise, Thomas Bell (zoologist), Tortoise.
- Pyxis (genus)
- 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).
See Pyxis (turtle) and Spider tortoise
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").
See Pyxis (turtle) and Tortoise
See also
Pyxis (genus)
- Flat-backed spider tortoise
- Pyxis (turtle)
- Spider tortoise
Taxa named by Thomas Bell (zoologist)
- Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha
- Alsodes
- Alsodes monticola
- Argentine horned frog
- Aurivela longicauda
- Cyclemys
- Darwin's iguana
- Diplolaemus
- Diplolaemus bibronii
- Galictis
- Hylorina sylvatica
- King's worm lizard
- Kinixys
- Leopard tortoise
- Leptophis
- Lerista
- Lerista lineata
- Liolaemus bibronii
- Liolaemus darwinii
- Liolaemus gracilis
- Liolaemus kingii
- Lissotriton
- Marine iguana
- Metacarcinus edwardsii
- Microlophus grayii
- Northland green gecko
- Pagurus forbesii
- Pleurodema bufoninum
- Pyxis (turtle)
- Sternotherus
- Tropiduridae
- Uromastyx acanthinura
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyxis_(turtle)
Also known as Pyxis (genus).