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Domed Mauritius giant tortoise

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One of two different giant tortoise species which were endemic to Mauritius, this domed species seems to have specialised in grazing of grass, as well as fallen leaves and fruit on forest floors. Its sister species was likely a browser of higher branches, and although similarly sized, the two species
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was concerned about the vanishing species and, in his enquiries, was told about the 1844 expedition by one of its members, Mr. William Kerr. Kerr informed the Governor that Mr. Corby, one of the other 1844 explorers, "captured a female land tortoise in one of the caves on Round Island and brought it
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Round Island itself, already badly damaged by rabbits, had goats introduced to it soon afterwards. This—or some other factor—led to the total extinction of the giant tortoises in their last refuge. At the unknown point when the last of Corby's hatchlings died or was killed, the species would have
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This species was previously numerous throughout Mauritius—both on the main island and on all of the surrounding islets. As Mauritius was the first of the Mascarene Islands to be settled, it was also the first to face the extermination of its biodiversity—including the tortoises. The tortoise
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The Governor was unable to locate any of the progeny and, although hypothetically an 1845 hatchling could easily have lived into the 21st century, it is not known what happened to the hatchlings.
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With the arrival of the Dutch, vast numbers of both tortoise species were slaughtered—either for food (for humans or pigs) or to be burned for fat and oil. In addition, they introduced
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differed substantially in their body shape and bone structure. The domed species had a flatter, rounder shape, with thinner bones and shell. The species name
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The species was likely extinct on the main island of Mauritius by about 1700, and on most of the surrounding islets by 1735.
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actually refers to the three bony ridges on this animal's mandibles—possibly a specialisation for its diet.
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to Mauritius, where it produced a numerous progeny, which were distributed among his acquaintance."
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species, like many island species, were reportedly friendly, curious and not afraid of humans.
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Illustration of Dutch sailors riding a domed Mauritius giant tortoise on Mauritius in 1598
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Unequal struggle—how humans displaced the tortoise's dominant place in island ecosystems.
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Lost Land of the Dodo: The Ecological History of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues
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At least one of the two Mauritius giant tortoise species might have survived on
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such as rats, cats and pigs, which ate the tortoises' eggs and hatchlings.
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In: Gerlach J, ed. Western Indian Ocean Tortoises: biodiversity. 2014.
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Key: †=extinct. 1804:Stylemys undabuna 1654:Serrated tortoise 1438:Hadrianus vialovi 1402:Hadrianus corsoni 1272:Speckled padloper 1244:Angulate tortoise 979:Radiated tortoise 974:Angonoka tortoise 875: 874: 758: 757: 730:Open Tree of Life 631:Taxon identifiers 344: 343: 338: 330: 322: 314: 306: 298: 290: 282: 274: 266: 251: 243: 71: 4129: 3994: 3987: 3499:Chupacabrachelys 3414: 3407: 3084: 2862:Carettochelyidae 2858: 2361: 2279: 2011: 2000: 1968: 1959: 1950: 1889: 1882: 1875: 1866: 1756:Stylemys emiliae 1700:Leopard tortoise 1570:Pancake tortoise 1481:Greater padloper 898:Russian tortoise 883: 882: 860: 785: 778: 771: 762: 751: 750: 738: 737: 725: 724: 712: 711: 699: 698: 686: 685: 673: 672: 671: 658: 657: 656: 626: 619: 618: 616: 614: 605:. 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3484: 3479: 3477: 3476: 3471: 3469: 3468: 3463: 3461: 3460: 3455: 3453: 3452: 3447: 3446: 3444: 3442: 3441:Bothremydidae 3437: 3431: 3430: 3425: 3424: 3422: 3420: 3415: 3412: 3408: 3405: 3403: 3399: 3385: 3384: 3379: 3377: 3376: 3371: 3369: 3368: 3363: 3361: 3360: 3355: 3353: 3352: 3351:Argillochelys 3347: 3345: 3344: 3339: 3338: 3336: 3332: 3326: 3325: 3320: 3318: 3317: 3316:Santanachelys 3312: 3310: 3309: 3304: 3302: 3301: 3296: 3294: 3293: 3288: 3286: 3285: 3280: 3278: 3277: 3272: 3270: 3269: 3264: 3262: 3261: 3260:Desmatochelys 3256: 3254: 3253: 3248: 3246: 3245: 3244:Calcarichelys 3240: 3238: 3237: 3232: 3230: 3229: 3228:Atlantochelys 3224: 3222: 3221: 3216: 3214: 3213: 3208: 3207: 3205: 3203: 3202:Protostegidae 3198: 3192: 3191: 3190:Jiangxichelys 3186: 3184: 3183: 3178: 3176: 3175: 3174:Anomalochelys 3170: 3169: 3167: 3165: 3160: 3154: 3153: 3152:Protochelydra 3148: 3146: 3145: 3144:Planiplastron 3140: 3138: 3137: 3133: 3131: 3130: 3125: 3123: 3122: 3117: 3115: 3114: 3109: 3107: 3106: 3101: 3099: 3098: 3094: 3093: 3091: 3089: 3085: 3082: 3078: 3068: 3067: 3062: 3060: 3059: 3054: 3053: 3051: 3047: 3041: 3040: 3036: 3034: 3033: 3029: 3027: 3026: 3022: 3020: 3019: 3015: 3013: 3012: 3007: 3005: 3004: 3000: 2998: 2997: 2993: 2991: 2990: 2986: 2984: 2983: 2978: 2976: 2975: 2970: 2968: 2967: 2962: 2960: 2959: 2955: 2953: 2952: 2951:Drazinderetes 2947: 2945: 2944: 2940: 2938: 2937: 2933: 2931: 2930: 2926: 2924: 2923: 2918: 2916: 2915: 2911: 2909: 2908: 2904: 2903: 2901: 2899: 2895: 2889: 2888: 2887:Carettochelys 2884: 2882: 2881: 2876: 2874: 2873: 2868: 2867: 2865: 2863: 2859: 2856: 2854: 2850: 2840: 2839: 2835: 2833: 2832: 2827: 2825: 2824: 2820: 2818: 2817: 2812: 2810: 2809: 2805: 2803: 2802: 2798: 2796: 2795: 2790: 2788: 2787: 2782: 2780: 2779: 2775: 2773: 2772: 2771:Malacochersus 2768: 2766: 2765: 2761: 2759: 2758: 2754: 2752: 2751: 2747: 2745: 2744: 2739: 2737: 2736: 2731: 2729: 2728: 2724: 2722: 2721: 2717: 2715: 2714: 2709: 2707: 2706: 2701: 2699: 2698: 2694: 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Conservation status
Extinct
IUCN 2.3
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Cylindraspis
Binomial name
Günther
Synonyms
ex errore
extinct
species
giant tortoise
endemic
Mauritius

Life restoration
Julian P. Hume

invasive species
Round Island

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