Chersina
Genus of tortoise
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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]
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| Chersina Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent, | |
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| Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chersina Gray, 1830 |
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