Spider tortoise
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Species: | P. arachnoides
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Pyxis arachnoides Bell, 1827
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The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of turtle in the Testudinidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Source
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Pyxis arachnoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.