Italiano: Geochelone radiata - Riserva speciale di Bezaha Mahafaly
Date April 2009
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The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. It is a very long-lived species, with recorded lifespans of at least 188 years. These tortoises are classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, mainly because of the destruction of their habitat and because of poaching.
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Astrochelys
Species: Astrochelys radiata Shaw, 1802
Synonyms:
Testudo coui Daudin, 1801 (nomen oblitum)
Testudo radiata Shaw, 1802
Psammobates radiatus Agassiz, 1857
Testudo desertorum Grandidier, 1869
Asterochelys radiata Gray, 1873
Testudo [radiata] radiata Siebenrock, 1909
Testudo hypselonota Bourret, 1941
Geochelone radiata Loveridge & Williams, 1957
Astrochelys radiata Bour, 1985