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Turtle Species
Spider Tortoise
Pyxis arachnoides
- Scientific namePyxis arachnoides
- Japanese nameクモノスガメ
- FamilyTortoises (Testudinidae)
- LifestyleTerrestrial
- Conservation status (IUCN)CR — Critically Endangered
- iNaturalist observations270
About this species
The spider tortoise is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae that is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis.
Source: Wikipedia「Spider tortoise」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
