Astrochelys
Sign in to saveAstrochelys 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.
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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.
==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- | 120px|| Angonoka tortoise or ploughshare tortoise || Astrochelys yniphora|| northwestern Madagascar |- | 120px||Radiated tortoise || Astrochelys radiata|| southern Madagascar; introduced to Réunion and Mauritius |}