Cylindraspis peltastes
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Cylindraspis Species: C. peltastes
Binomial name
Cylindraspis peltastes Dumeril & Bibron, 1835

Cylindraspis peltastes or Domed Rodrigues Giant Tortoise was a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Rodrigues. It appears to have become extinct around 1800.

Source

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

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