Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. It contains a single living species, the angulate tortoise.[1] A fossil species, Chersina langebaanwegi, is known from the Early Pliocene of South Africa.[2]
| Chersina Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent,
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| Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chersina Gray, 1830 |
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References
edit- ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 149–368. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 2625-8498.
- ^ Delfino, Massimo; Cohen, Brigette F; Govender, Romala; Haarhoff, Pippa; Macaluso, Loredana; Marino, Liana; Matthews, Thalassa; Wencker, Lukardis C M; Pavia, Marco (2024-11-01). "Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae146. ISSN 0024-4082.
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