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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chersina Gray, 1830
Species
Chersina angulata †Chersina langebaanwegi

References

1. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 149–368. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 2625-8498.
2. Delfino, Massimo; Cohen, Brigette F; Govender, Romala; Haarhoff, Pippa; Macaluso, Loredana; Marino, Liana; Matthews, Thalassa; Wencker, Lukardis C M; Pavia, Marco (2024-11-01). "Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae146. ISSN 0024-4082.