Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), more commonly known as the flat-tailed tortoise, is a turtle that belongs to the testudinidae family. The various common names for this small tortoise usually refer to the noticeably flattened nature of its oblong upper-shell or its tail.The flat-backed spider tortoise is endemic to the west coast of Madagascar, between the Monrondava and Tsiribihina rivers.
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