Cylindraspis vosmaeri
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Cylindraspis Species: C. vosmaeri
Binomial name
Cylindraspis vosmaeri Suckow, 1798

Cylindraspis vosmaeri or Saddle-backed Rodrigues Giant Tortoise 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.

Source

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cylindraspis vosmaeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

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