Angonoka tortoise
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The angonoka tortoise is a critically endangered species of tortoise severely threatened by poaching for the illegal pet trade. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is also known as the angonoka, ploughsha
Ploughshare Tortoise
Angonoka tortoise bred in captivity in the Ivato Croc Farm, Antananarivo
Astrochelys
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Astrochelys is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The two species are both found in Madagascar, and both classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Angonoka tortoise
…gular scute in the front of the plastron. The angonoka tortoise (A. yniphora) and the radiated tortoise (A. radiata) are the only species in the genus Astrochelys. Astrochelys is attributed to John Edward Gray, who used the name in his 1873 book Hand-list of the specimens of shield reptiles in the British Museum…
Astrochelys radiata Roger Williams Park Zoo, USA 8a
Lightmatter tortoise
Radiated tortoise Tsimanampetsotsa