Aldabrachelys grandidieri

Aldabrachelys grandidieri
Temporal range: Holocene
Upper side of carapace
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Aldabrachelys
Species:
A. grandidieri
Binomial name
Aldabrachelys grandidieri
(Vaillant, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Emys gigantea Grandidier, 1868
  • Testudo grandidieri Vaillant, 1885 (nomen novum)
  • Testudo madagascariensis Rothschild, 1915
  • Geochelone grandidieri (Vaillant, 1885)
  • Asterochelys grandidieri (Vaillant, 1885)
  • Dipsochelys grandidieri (Vaillant, 1885)

Aldabrachelys grandidieri, or Grandidier's giant tortoise, is an extinct species of tortoise that was endemic to Madagascar. Mitochondrial DNA extracted from subfossil bone confirm that it is a distinct species.

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