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critically endangered
Flat-Tailed Spider Tortoise
Pyxis planicauda
Also known as: Flat-tailed Tortoise • Madagascan Flat-tailed Tortoise • Flat-shelled spider tortoise
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Testudinidae• Order: Testudines
🛡️ Conservation Status
critically endangered
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Flat-Tailed Spider Tortoise, Flat-tailed Tortoise, Madagascan Flat-tailed Tortoise, Flat-shelled spider tortoise, Flat-backed Spider Tortoise, Flat-shelled Spider Tortoise, Madagascar Flat-shelled Tortoise, Malagasy Flat-tailed Tortoise
Conservation Status:
critically endangered
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
1
Countries
Top Locations
Menabe, MG-TL, MG
1
Recent Observers
@lennarthud
@bronyaur
@sympiotr
@a_f_r
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First: 11/14/2004 · Latest: 1/11/2024
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