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English[en]
Today, the only remains from these five species are a number of fossil bones and shells, a few drawings of live animals, and one stuffed saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise in France's National Museum of Natural History. †Cylindraspis †C. indica – Réunion giant tortoise (extinct) †C. inepta – Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (extinct) †C. peltastes – Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise (extinct) †C. triserrata – Domed Mauritius giant tortoise (extinct) †C. vosmaeri – Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise (extinct) Turtles portal Island gigantism Pritchard P. C. H. 1996 The Galapagos tortoises: nomenclatural and survival status.
Galician[gl]
Hoxe todo o que queda desas cinco especies son varios restos fósiles e coirazas, uns poucos debuxos de animais vivos, e unha tartaruga xigante de Rodrigues disecada no Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Francia. †Cylindraspis (todas extinguidas) †C. indica †C. inepta †C. peltastes †C. triserrata †C. vosmaeri Pritchard P. C. H. 1996 The Galapagos tortoises: nomenclatural and survival status.