Spider tortoise
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| Spider Tortoise | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Pyxis |
| Species: | P. arachnoides |
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| Pyxis arachnoides Bell, 1827 |
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The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of turtle in the Testudinidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis.
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- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Pyxis arachnoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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