Chelonoidis cubensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Chelonoidis |
Species: | †C. cubensis
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†Chelonoidis cubensis
Leidy, 1868
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Synonymy
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Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene. [1] [2] It had a carapace length of between 40 cm and 90 cm. It is thought that the species went extinct through human exploitation.
Chelonoidis cubensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Chelonoidis |
Species: | †C. cubensis
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Binomial name | |
†Chelonoidis cubensis
Leidy, 1868
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Synonyms | |
Synonymy
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Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene. [1] [2] It had a carapace length of between 40 cm and 90 cm. It is thought that the species went extinct through human exploitation.