Spider Tortoise

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One of the two species of the Pyxis genus, the spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is indigenous to Madagascar. Critically endangered, the spider tortoise is often smuggled for the illegal pet trade as well as for food.

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One of the two species of the Pyxis genus, the spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is indigenous to Madagascar. Critically endangered, the spider tortoise is often smuggled for the illegal pet trade as well as for food.

Spider Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_tortoise
Spider Tortoise - ARKive

The attractive spiders-web pattern that adorns the shell of this species is both the reason for its name and, owing to the exotic pet trade, one of the main factors behind its precarious situation.
http://www.arkive.org/spider-tortoise/pyxis-arachnoides/
BBC Nature - Last Stand of the Madagascan Spider Tortoise

Could a newly identified population of spider tortoises rescue the species or are the odds against them too high?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19161652
Captive-Bred Spider Tortoise Care - ReptilesMagazine

The current state of Pyxis tortoises both in the wild as well as in captivity is dire. Captive-bred babies are now only rarely available in the pet trade.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtles-Tortoises/Captive-Bred-Spider-Tortoise-Care/
Knoxville Zoo - Common Spider Tortoise

This small species of tortoise (less then 6") is endemic to the island of Madagascar.
http://www.zooknoxville.org/animals/a-z/
Northern Spider Tortoise : Saint Louis Zoo

The spider tortoise gets it name from the web-like pattern of yellow lines on its carapace. With a total carapace length of about four inches, this is one of the smallest tortoises in the world.
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/turtlesandtortoises/northernspidertortoise
Spider Tortoise - Lincoln Park Zoo

Native to Madagascar, the spider tortoise spends the dry season burrowed beneath the surface.
http://www.lpzoo.org/animal/spider-tortoise
Pyxis arachnoides (Spider Tortoise)

The Spider Tortoise is found only in the arid region of the coastal areas of southwestern Madagascar, from the coast up to 10-50 kilometres inland going as far north as Morombe. It is sympatric with the Radiated Tortoise except for the northern extent of its range.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19035/0
Spider Tortoises - TortoiseTrust

Spider tortoises may experience temperatures ranging from 48 F to 102 F in their natural range.
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/pyxis.html
Second Critically Endangered Tortoise Hatches from a Cracked Egg - Smithsonian

To get the critically endangered Madagascar spider tortoises to breed successfully took both tenacity and a whole lot of luck
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/adorable-baby-tortoise-hatchling-zoo-signals-breeding-success-story-180955369/?no-ist

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Spider tortoise

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Pyxis
Species:	P. arachnoides
Binomial name
*Pyxis arachnoides* Bell, 1827
Synonyms^[3]
Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides Pyxis arachnoides Bell, 1827 Testudo (Pyxis) aranoides Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Pyxis aranoides Gray, 1831 Pyxis madagascariensis Lesson, 1831 Testudo (Pyxis) arachnoides Fitzinger, 1835 Bellemys arachnoides Williams, 1950 Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides Bour, 1979 Pyxis arachnoides brygooi Pyxoides brygooi Vuillemin & Domergue, 1972 Pyxis arachnoides brygooi Bour, 1979 Pyxis arachnoides oblonga Pyxis arachnoides matzi Bour, 1979 Pyxis arachnoides oblonga Bour, 1985

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Spider Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_tortoise
Spider Tortoise - ARKive

The attractive spiders-web pattern that adorns the shell of this species is both the reason for its name and, owing to the exotic pet trade, one of the main factors behind its precarious situation.
http://www.arkive.org/spider-tortoise/pyxis-arachnoides/
BBC Nature - Last Stand of the Madagascan Spider Tortoise

Could a newly identified population of spider tortoises rescue the species or are the odds against them too high?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19161652
Captive-Bred Spider Tortoise Care - ReptilesMagazine

The current state of Pyxis tortoises both in the wild as well as in captivity is dire. Captive-bred babies are now only rarely available in the pet trade.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtles-Tortoises/Captive-Bred-Spider-Tortoise-Care/
Knoxville Zoo - Common Spider Tortoise

This small species of tortoise (less then 6") is endemic to the island of Madagascar.
http://www.zooknoxville.org/animals/a-z/
Northern Spider Tortoise : Saint Louis Zoo

The spider tortoise gets it name from the web-like pattern of yellow lines on its carapace. With a total carapace length of about four inches, this is one of the smallest tortoises in the world.
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/turtlesandtortoises/northernspidertortoise
Spider Tortoise - Lincoln Park Zoo

Native to Madagascar, the spider tortoise spends the dry season burrowed beneath the surface.
http://www.lpzoo.org/animal/spider-tortoise
Pyxis arachnoides (Spider Tortoise)

The Spider Tortoise is found only in the arid region of the coastal areas of southwestern Madagascar, from the coast up to 10-50 kilometres inland going as far north as Morombe. It is sympatric with the Radiated Tortoise except for the northern extent of its range.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19035/0
Spider Tortoises - TortoiseTrust

Spider tortoises may experience temperatures ranging from 48 F to 102 F in their natural range.
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/pyxis.html
Second Critically Endangered Tortoise Hatches from a Cracked Egg - Smithsonian

To get the critically endangered Madagascar spider tortoises to breed successfully took both tenacity and a whole lot of luck
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/adorable-baby-tortoise-hatchling-zoo-signals-breeding-success-story-180955369/?no-ist

Spider tortoise

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Pyxis
Species:	P. arachnoides
Binomial name
*Pyxis arachnoides* Bell, 1827
Synonyms^[3]
Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides Pyxis arachnoides Bell, 1827 Testudo (Pyxis) aranoides Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Pyxis aranoides Gray, 1831 Pyxis madagascariensis Lesson, 1831 Testudo (Pyxis) arachnoides Fitzinger, 1835 Bellemys arachnoides Williams, 1950 Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides Bour, 1979 Pyxis arachnoides brygooi Pyxoides brygooi Vuillemin & Domergue, 1972 Pyxis arachnoides brygooi Bour, 1979 Pyxis arachnoides oblonga Pyxis arachnoides matzi Bour, 1979 Pyxis arachnoides oblonga Bour, 1985

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Spider Tortoise

One of the two species of the Pyxis genus, the spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is indigenous to Madagascar. Critically endangered, the spider tortoise is often smuggled for the illegal pet trade as well as for food.

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