Centrochelys
| Centrochelys | |
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| Centrochelys sulcata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Centrochelys Gray, 1872 |
Centrochelys is a genus of tortoise. It contains one extant species and several extinct species:
- †Centrochelys atlantica[1]
- †Centrochelys burchardi[1]
- †Centrochelys marocana[1]
- †Centrochelys robusta[1]
- †Centrochelys vulcanica[1]
- Centrochelys sulcata (African spurred tortoise)
References
- ^ a b c d e Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). "Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5(8):000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015.
