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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Afghan Tortoise, Central Asian Tortoise, Four-toed Tortoise, Horsfield, Horsfield's Tortoise, Steppe Tortoise
Common Names in French:
Tortue Des Steppes, Tortue d'Horsfield
Common Names in German:
Steppenschildkrote
Common Names in Spanish:
Tortuga Terrestre Afgana
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Anapsida
()
- Order:
Testudines
()
- Suborder:
Cryptodira
()
- Series:
ref="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/5803
()
- Superfamily:
Testudinoidea
()
- Family:
Testudinidae
()
- Genus:
Testudo
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
horsfieldii
- Gray, 1844
- Scientific name: - Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844
- Specific name:
horsfieldii
- Gray, 1844
- Genus:
Testudo
(
- Family:
Testudinidae
(
- Superfamily:
Testudinoidea
(
- Series:
ref="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/5803
(
- Suborder:
Cryptodira
(
- Order:
Testudines
(
- Subclass:
Anapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Agrionemys horsfieldi Engelmann Et Al 1993 • Agrionemys horsfieldi Bondarenko Et Al. 2008 • Agrionemys horsfieldi Szczerbak 2003 • Agrionemys horsfieldii Khozatsky & Mlynarski 1966 • Agrionemys horsfieldii Obst 1985 • Agryonemys [sic] horsfieldii Langerwerf 1979 • Homopus burnesii Blyth 1854 • Testudinella horsfieldii Gray 1873: 143 • Testudo baluchiorum Annandale 1906 • Testudo horsfieldii Das 1996: 39 • Testudo horsfieldii Gray 1857: 343 • Testudo horsfieldii Johnston Et Al. 2006
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Testudo
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. graeca (Common Tortoise) · T. graeca anamurensis (Spur-Thighed Tortoise) · T. graeca graeca (Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise) · T. graeca var. boettgeri (Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise) · T. hermanni (Hermann's Tortoise) · T. hermanni hermanni (Western Hermann's Tortoise) · T. horsfieldii (Afghan Tortoise) · T. graeca subsp. ibera (Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise) · T. kleinmanni (Egyptian Tortoise) · T. marginata (Marginated Tortoise) · T. marginata marginata (Marginated Tortoise) · T. graeca subsp. graeca (Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise) · T. nabeulensis (Nabeul Tortoise) · T. werneri (Negev Tortoise)
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Further Reading
- Asiatic herpetological research. 6 1995 Berkeley, Calif.: Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; c1990- url p. 176.
- Breviora. 1962 Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, [1952- url p. 6.
- Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British museum (Natural history). London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1889. url p. 178.
- Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 123, p. 223, p. 227, p. 230.
- Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 130, p. 147, p. 229, p. 55, p. 239, p. 240.
- Checklist of herpetofauna listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 5.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 8.
- Chinese herpetological research. 2 1989 Berkeley, Calif.: Chinese Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, [1988-1989] url buskirk, page 65, p. 67.
- Industrial reliance on biodiversity. WCMC Biodiversity Series 7 WCMC url p. 28.
- Journal and proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 2 1906 Calcutta, Asiatic Society of Bengal. url p. 204, p. 205, p. 75.
- Nature Reserves of the Himalaya and the Mountains of Central Asia IUCN url p. 470, p. 6.
- Preliminary key to the turtles, lizards, and amphisbaenians of Iran [by] Steven C. Anderson. 65 1974 [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1974. url p. 30.
- Proceedings and transactions of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London: The Society. url p. 21.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 570, p. 572, p. 575, p. 578.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 165, p. 176, p. 30, p. 513, p. 514, p. 598.
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url , p. 658.
- Records of the Indian Museum. Calcutta: Pub. by order of the trustees of the Indian Museum, . 1907-1962. url p. 75.
- Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 611.
- The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay: The Society, url p. 942.
- The reptiles of British India / by Albert C. L. G. Gnther. 1864 London: Pub. for the Ray society by R. Hardwicke, 1864. url p. 3, p. 7.
- Transactions of the Botanical Society. Edinburgh: Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 1841-1891. url p. 208, p. 210.
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London: [The Society], 1879- url p. 94, p. 94.
- Useful plants and drugs of Iran and Iraq / by David Hooper. With notes by Henry Field. 9 1937 Chicago, 1937. url p. 196, p. 230, p. 238, p. 239.
- World Checklist of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 19.
- World Checklists of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Nature Conservancy Council url p. 20.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Testudo horsfieldii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Testudo horsfieldii. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-8717
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 551867
- IUCN ID: 245786
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12083
Footnotes
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Testudo horsfieldii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
