Chersina

Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. It contains a single living species, the angulate tortoise.^[1] A fossil species, Chersina langebaanwegi, is known from the Early Pliocene of South Africa.^[2]

Chersina Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent, 5.1–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chersina Gray, 1830
Species
Chersina angulata †Chersina langebaanwegi