Pyxis (genus)

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Pyxis

Spider tortoise
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Pyxis Bell, 1827^[1]

Pyxis is a genus of turtle in the Testudinidae family. It contains the following species:

Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)

References[edit]

^ Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy and Synonymy, December 2009 update.

v t e Tortoise family of turtles (Testudinidae)

Genus	Species of the tortoise family

Aldabrachelys	Aldabra giant tortoise¹

Astrochelys	Angonoka tortoise Radiated tortoise

Chelonoidis	Argentine tortoise Yellow-footed tortoise Chaco tortoise Galápagos tortoise Red-footed tortoise

Chersina	Bowsprit tortoise

Cylindraspis†	Domed Mauritius giant tortoise† Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise† Réunion giant tortoise† Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise† Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise†

Geochelone	African spurred tortoise Burmese star tortoise Indian star tortoise

Gopherus	Bolson tortoise Desert tortoise Gopher tortoise Sonoran Desert tortoise Texas tortoise

Homopus	Beaked cape tortoise Berger's cape tortoise Boulenger's cape tortoise Karoo cape tortoise Speckled padloper tortoise

Indotestudo	Elongated tortoise Forsten's tortoise Travancore tortoise

Kinixys	Bell's hinge-back tortoise Forest hinge-back tortoise Home's hinge-back tortoise Lobatse hinge-back tortoise Natal hinge-back tortoise Speke's hinge-back tortoise

Malacochersus	Pancake tortoise

Manouria	Asian forest tortoise Impressed tortoise

Psammobates	Geometric tortoise Serrated tortoise Tent tortoise

Pyxis	Flat-backed spider tortoise Spider tortoise

Stigmochelys	Leopard tortoise

Testudo	Hermann's tortoise Kleinmann's tortoise Marginated tortoise Russian tortoise Spur-thighed tortoise

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. Key: †=extinct. ¹=classification unclear

Extant turtle taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Chelonii or Testudines

Subfamily	Genus

	Chelydra Macrochelys

Carettinae	Caretta Lepidochelys

Cheloniinae	Chelonia Eretmochelys Natator

	Dermochelys

	Dermatemys

Kinosterninae	Kinosternon Sternotherus

Staurotypinae	Claudius Staurotypus

Deirochelyinae	Chrysemys Deirochelys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Trachemys

Emydinae	Clemmys Emys Glyptemys Terrapene

Geoemydinae	Batagur Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys

Rhinoclemmydinae	Rhinoclemmys

	Platysternon

	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo

Carettochelyidae

	Carettochelys

Cyclanorbinae	Cyclanorbis Cycloderma Lissemys

Trionychinae	Amyda Apalone Chitra Dogania Nilssonia Palea Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx

Chelinae	Acanthochelys Chelus Mesoclemmys Phrynops Platemys Rhinemys

Chelodininae	Chelodina Elseya Elusor Emydura Myuchelys Pseudemydura Rheodytes

Hydromedusinae	Hydromedusa

	Pelomedusa Pelusios

	Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.

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