Family Testudinidae Order Turtle | Subphylum Vertebrata Genus Indotestudo Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Indotestudo, Tortoise, Turtle, Travancore tortoise, Reptile | ||
Courtship habits of the forsten s tortoise
Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) is one of three tortoise species placed in the genus Indotestudo, the others being the elongated tortoise (I. elongata), and travancore tortoise (I.travancorica).
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Etymology
The specific name, forstenii, is in honor of Dutch botanist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.
Geographic range
Indotestudo forsteni can be found in Sulawesi Island of Indonesia, and its nearby island such as Halmahera island.
Taxonomy
Indotestudo travancorica, found in the Western Ghats of India, has been previously considered a synonym of Indotestudo forstenii, but is now treated as a separate species.
References
Forsten's tortoise Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA