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The saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta) is an extinct species of giant tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It was endemic to Mauritius . The last records of this tortoise date to the early 18th century.
These giant tortoises were very large and slow, thus making them easy game. Like many island species, they were also reported to have been friendly and unafraid of humans. Most species of this genus were already driven to extinction by 1795 and the last individuals were reputed to have died around 1840 (Arnold 1979, Bour 1980, Cheke and Hume 2008).
The amphibians in Bangladesh include only the species of the order Anura. From the 22 amphibian species, 8 are recognized as threatened. [14] The number of reptiles species found is 126 which includes 109 inland and 17 marine species. From the 109 inland reptiles, 3 are crocodilians, 21 turtles and tortoises, 18 lizards, and 67 snakes. The ...
Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra since the end of the 19th century [64] [65] Banteng, Bos javanicus since the 1940s [64] [66] Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus since the 1930s [64] [67] Wild water buffalo, Bubalus arnee since the 1940s [64] [68] Gray wolf, Canis lupus since the mid 20th century [64] Sumatran rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ...
Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise: Cylindraspis inepta [74] Mauritius Extinct, at least on the main island, since c. 1735. [73] In 1844 a female tortoise was captured alive on Round Island and taken to Mauritius, where it laid eggs that hatched. The fate and species of these tortoises is unknown. [56] Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise
The Mascarene Islands (English: / m æ s k ə ˈ r iː n /, French: Mascareignes) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion.
The category is about the fauna of the Mascarene Islands, particularly Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodrigues
At least one of the two Mauritius giant tortoise species might have survived on Round Island, just north of Mauritius, until much later, according to the 1846 Lloyd report. The Lloyd expedition in 1844 found several very large specimens of giant tortoise surviving on Round Island, although the island was by then already overrun with enormous ...