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Basic information
Pyxis arachnoides
Madagascan Spider Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyTortoises
GenusSpider Tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva pavoukovitá
- English name
- Madagascan Spider Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Common Spider Tortoise, Madagassische Spinnenschildkröte, Northern Spider Tortoise, Spider Tortoise
- Synonyms
- Pyxis arachnoides matzi, Pyxis arachnoides var. oblonga, Pyxis aranoides, Pyxis madagascariensis, Pyxoides brygooi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 746 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 13.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–1 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~3 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4QYL7 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4