Cylindraspis peltastes
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The Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise (Cylindraspis peltastes) was a species of giant tortoise
in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Rodrigues
. It appears to have become extinct around 1800.
Giant tortoise
Giant tortoises are characteristic reptiles of certain tropical islands. Often reaching enormous size—they can weigh as much as 300 kg and can grow to be 1.3 m long—they live, or lived , in the Seychelles, the Mascarenes and the Galapagos...
in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Rodrigues
Rodrigues (island)
Rodrigues , sometimes spelled Rodriguez but named after the Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues, is the smallest of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius...
. It appears to have become extinct around 1800.