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The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family.It is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis.Very little is known about the life cycle of this endangered tortoise, which is believed to live for up to 70 years. The remaining tortoises are found only in south western Madagascar, where they inhabit the spiny vegetation of the sandy coastal areas.

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  • The Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) is a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family.It is endemic to Madagascar and is one of only two species in the genus Pyxis.Very little is known about the life cycle of this endangered tortoise, which is believed to live for up to 70 years. The remaining tortoises are found only in south western Madagascar, where they inhabit the spiny vegetation of the sandy coastal areas.
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  • Spider Tortoise
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  • IUCN3.1
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  • * Bellemys arachnoides (Williams, 1950)
  • * Pyxis arachnoides (Bell, 1827)
  • * Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides (Bour, 1979)
  • * Pyxis arachnoides brygooi (Bour, 1979)
  • * Pyxis arachnoides matzi (Bour, 1979)
  • * Pyxis arachnoides oblonga (Bour, 1985)
  • * Pyxis aranoides (Gray, 1831)
  • * Pyxis madagascariensis (Lesson, 1831)
  • * Pyxoides brygooi (Vuillemin & Domergue, 1972)
  • * Testudo (Pyxis) arachnoides (Fitzinger, 1835)
  • ;Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides
  • ;Pyxis arachnoides brygooi
  • ;Pyxis arachnoides oblonga
  • * Testudo (Pyxis) aranoides (Gray, 1831) (ex errore)
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