Chersina

E18513

genus species taxon tortoise

Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae, best known for the South African species Chersina angulata, commonly called the angulate tortoise.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Chersina canonical	4

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ tortoise ⓘ
belongsToGroup	tortoises ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ Reptilia ⓘ
commonName	Chersina self-link ⓘ angulate tortoise ⓘ bowsprit tortoise ⓘ
containsTaxon	Chersina angulata ⓘ
describedAs	genus of tortoises ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
family	Testudinidae ⓘ Testudinidae ⓘ
familyCommonName	tortoises ⓘ
foundInHabitat	coastal scrub ⓘ fynbos ⓘ semi-arid shrubland ⓘ
genus	Chersina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Namib Desert ⓘ surface form: southwestern Namibia Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: western South Africa
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa
order	Testudines ⓘ Testudines ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
shellType	high-domed carapace ⓘ
suborder	Cryptodira ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ
typeSpecies	Chersina angulata ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Testudinidae → includesTaxon → Chersina ⓘ

Chersina → commonName → Chersina self-link ⓘ

Chersina → genus → Chersina self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Chersina angulata

Chersina angulata → genus → Chersina ⓘ