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Forsten's tortoise

{{Short description|Species of tortoise}}

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| name = Forsten's tortoise

| image = PeltastesForsteniFord.jpg

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| status = CR

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Indotestudo

| species = forstenii

| authority = (Schlegel & S. Müller, 1845)

| synonyms = *Testudo forstenii
{{small|Schlegel & S. Müller, 1845}}

  • Peltastes forstenii
    {{small|— Gray, 1872}}
  • Testudo forsteni
    {{small|E. Williams, 1952}}
    (ex errore)
  • Geochelone forsteni
    {{small|— Pritchard, 1967}}
  • Geochelone forstenii
    {{small|— Honegger, 1980}}
  • Indotestudo forstenii
    {{small|— Bour, 1980}}
  • Indotestudo forsteni
    {{small|— Groombridge, 1982}}
  • Indotestudo elongata forsteni
    {{small|— Obst, 1985}}
  • Geochelone elongata forsteni
    {{small|— Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993}}
  • Indotestudo foresternii
    {{small|Choudhury & Bhupathy, 1993}}
    (ex errore)

| synonyms_ref = {{Cite journal|journal=Vertebrate Zoology |title=Checklist of Chelonians of the World|year=2007|author=Fritz, Uwe|author-link=species:Uwe Fritz |author2=Havaš, Peter|author2-link=species:Peter Havaš |volume=57|issue=2|pages=284|doi=10.3897/vz.57.e30895 |s2cid=87809001 |issn=1864-5755|doi-access=free }}

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Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii), also known commonly as the Sulawesi tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Forsten's tortoise is one of three tortoise species placed in the genus Indotestudo, the others being the elongated tortoise (I. elongata), and the Travancore tortoise (I. travancorica).

Etymology

The specific name, forstenii, is in honor of Dutch botanist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Indotestudo forstenii, p. 92).

Geographic range

I. forstenii can be found on Sulawesi Island of Indonesia, and its nearby islands such as Halmahera island. In Sulawesi, it is found in the central and northern parts of the island.Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [ Rhodin AGJ, Iverson JB, Bour R, Fritz U, Georges A, Shaffer HB, van Dijk PP ]. (2017). [http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/checklist/ "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status] (8th Edition)". In: Rhodin AGJ, Iverson JB, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Pritchard PCH, Mittermeier RA (editors) (2017). "Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group". Chelonian Research Monographs 7: 1–292. {{doi|10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017}}

In North Sulawesi, it is found in Mount Boliahutu and around Buol, while in Central Sulawesi, it is found in Santigi, Morowali Reserve, Palu Valley, Kulawi Valley, Bora Village near Gimpu, and along the western border of Lore Lindu National Park.{{Cite web |url=http://ani_mardiastuti.staff.ipb.ac.id/files/2011/11/Report_-Indotestudo-forstenii.pdf |title=Harvest sustainability of Sulawesi tortoise Indotestudo forstenii in Indonesia |access-date=2018-09-19 |archive-date=2016-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909084845/http://ani_mardiastuti.staff.ipb.ac.id/files/2011/11/Report_-Indotestudo-forstenii.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of I. forstenii is forest.

Reproduction

I. forstenii is oviparous.{{EMBL species|genus=Indotestudo|species=forstenii}} www.reptile-database.org. Sexually mature females lay clutches of eggs throughout the year. Each clutch consists of one or two eggs.

Gallery

File:Baby Indotestudo Forstenii.jpg|Baby Forsten's tortoise

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1907). "A new tortoise from Travancore". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 560–564.
  • Iverson JB, Spinks PQ, Shaffer HB, McCord WP, Das I (2001). "Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae)". Hamadryad 26 (2): 271–274.
  • Pritchard PCH (2000). "Indotestudo travancorica. A Valid Species of Tortoise?" Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist 5 (2): 18–28.
  • Radhakrishnan C (1998). "Additional record of the travancore tortoise, Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel & Müller) (Testudinita: Reptilia) in Kerala". Cobra 34 (Oct.–Dec.): 19–20.
  • Schlegel H, Müller S (1845). "Over de Schildpadden van den Indischen Archipel ". pp. 29–36. In: Temminck CJ (1839–1847) Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandische overzeesche bezittingen, door de leden der Natuurkundige Commisië in Oost-Indie en andere Schrijvers. Part 3, Zoologie, Schildpadden. Leiden: Luchtmans and van der Hoek. (Testudo forstenii, new species). (in Dutch).

External links

  • http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Indotestudo_forsteni1.jpg{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
  • http://studbooks.org

{{Testudinidae}}

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Category:Indotestudo

Category:Reptiles of Indonesia

Category:Reptiles described in 1845

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