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Chersina angulata (Angulate tortoise)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Anapsida > Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > Cryptodira > Family: Testudinidae > Genus: Chersina

Chersina angulata (Angulate tortoise) Chersina angulata (Angulate tortoise)
Chersina angulata, Western Cape. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] Chersina angulata, Eastern Cape. [photo Coetzer A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Chersina angulata (Angulate tortoise) Chersina angulata (Angulate tortoise)
Chersina angulata, Steinkopf, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] Chersina angulata, West Coast National Park, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]