Cylindraspis vosmaeri
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The Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise (Cylindraspis vosmaeri) was a species of tortoise
in the Testudinidae family. It was endemic to Rodrigues
. The introduction of predators and hunting pressures are believed to have caused the extinction of this species.
Tortoise
Tortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise...
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...
. The introduction of predators and hunting pressures are believed to have caused the extinction of this species.