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Smithsonian Wild cc-by-nc-sa
Testudinidae (Tortoises) is a family of
turtles
.
EOL has data for
15 attributes
, including:
geographic distribution includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
Definition:
This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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California
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/5332921
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habitat
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
Definition:
x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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cliff
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000087
Definition:
A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.
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habitat includes
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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grassland
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000177
Definition:
A grassland biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, an unbroken layer of grasses (Gramineae), sedges (Cyperaceae) or rushes (Juncaceae).
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number of public records in bold
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
Definition:
number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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82
Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of tortoises.
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tortoises includes
17 children
:
Aldabrachelys
Astrochelys
Centrochelys
Chelonoidis Fitzinger 1835
Chersina
Chersobius Fitzinger 1835
Geochelone (Typical Tortoises)
Gopherus Rafinesque 1832 (Gopher Tortoises)
Homopus (Cape Tortoises)
Indotestudo
Kinixys (hingeback tortoise)
Malacochersus
Manouria
Psammobates
Pyxis
Stigmochelys
Testudo
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