Argentine tortoise

Argentine tortoise
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chelonoidis
Species:	C. chilensis
Binomial name
Chelonoidis chilensis (Gray, 1870)
Synonyms
Testudo (Gopher) chilensis Gray, 1870 Testudo argentina Sclater, 1870 Geochelone chilensis Loveridge & Williams, 1957 Geochelone donosobarrosi Freiberg, 1973 Geochelone petersi Freiberg, 1973 Geochelone potersi Freiberg, 1973 (ex errore) Geochelone chilensis chilensis Pritchard, 1979 Geochelone chilensis donosobarrosi Pritchard, 1979 Chelonoidis chilensis Bour, 1980 Chelonoides chilensis Obst, 1980 Geocheloni petersi Freiberg, 1984 Chelonoidis chilensis chilensis Obst, 1985 Chelonoidis chilensis donosobarrosi Obst, 1985 Chelonoidis chilensis petersi Obst, 1985 Chelonoidis donosobarrosi Cei, 1986 Chelonoidis petersi Cei, 1986 Chelonoides donosobarrosi Pauler, 1988 Geochelone chilensis petersi Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993

The Argentine tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis) is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. It is exclusively found in Argentina, in spite of its scientific name referring to Chile.

Subspecies

• No subspecies

References

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Geochelone chilensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007. Out of date.

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.