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Turtle Species
Flat-tailed Tortoise
Pyxis planicauda
- Scientific namePyxis planicauda
- Japanese nameヒラオリクガメ
- FamilyTortoises (Testudinidae)
- LifestyleTerrestrial
- Conservation status (IUCN)CR — Critically Endangered
- iNaturalist observations32
About this species
The flat-backed spider tortoise, more commonly known as the flat-tailed tortoise, and Madagascan flat-tailed tortoise, is a tortoise that belongs to the family Testudinidae. The various common names for this small tortoise usually refer to the noticeably flattened nature of its oblong upper-shell or its tail.
Source: Wikipedia「Flat-backed spider tortoise」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
