Centrochelys burchardi
The Tenerife giant tortoise (Centrochelys burchardi) is an extinct species of cryptodire turtle in the family Testudinidae endemic to the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
| Tenerife giant tortoise Temporal range: Miocene–Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Bone rest of Geochelone burchardi in Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Centrochelys |
| Species: | †C. burchardi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Centrochelys burchardi (Ahl, 1926) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Testudo burchardi Ahl, 1926 | |
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