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Cylindraspis

Cylindraspis is a genus of recently extinct giant tortoises. All of its species lived in the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean and all are now extinct due to hunting and introduction of non-native predators.

Species
The genus contains at least the following species: • †C. indica, Réunion giant tortoise, also known by the synonym Cylindraspis borbonica, from Réunion • †C. inepta, saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise, from Mauritius • †C. peltastes, domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, from Rodrigues • †C. triserrata, domed Mauritius giant tortoise, from Mauritius • †C. vosmaeri, saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, from Rodrigues File:Cylindraspis indica 1792.png|Cylindraspis indica File:Cylindraspis peltastes 1770.png|C. peltastes File:Cylindraspis vosmaeri 1792.png|C. vosmaeri ==References==
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