Chelonoidis cubensis

Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene.^[1][2] It had a carapace length of between 40 cm and 90 cm. It is thought that the species went extinct through human exploitation.

Chelonoidis cubensis Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chelonoidis
Species:	†C. cubensis
Binomial name
†Chelonoidis cubensis Leidy, 1868
Synonyms
Synonymy Testudo cubensis Geochelone cubensis Hesperotestudo cubensis

References

1. Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.
2. "Chelonoidis cubensis Leidy 1868". Paleobiology Database.