Burmese star tortoise

Summary

Burmese star tortoise is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burmese star tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Burmese star tortoise is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Burmese star tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[5].
• Burmese star tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Geochelone^[6].
• Burmese star tortoise is endemic to Myanmar^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Burmese star tortoise is Geochelone platynota^[8].
• Burmese star tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Geochelone platynota^[9].
• Burmese star tortoise's short name is recorded as G. platynota^[10].
• Burmese star tortoise is commonly known as Burmese starred tortoise^[11].
• Burmese star tortoise is commonly known as Tortuga Estrellada De Burma^[12].
• Burmese star tortoise is commonly known as Tortue Étoilée De Birmanie^[13].
• Burmese star tortoise is commonly known as Burmese Starred Tortoise^[14].
• Burmese star tortoise is commonly known as Flatback Tortoise^[15].
• Burmese star tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Burmese star tortoise is Geochelone platynota^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Geochelone^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Burmese starred tortoise^[11], Tortuga Estrellada De Burma^[12], Tortue Étoilée De Birmanie^[13], and Flatback Tortoise^[15].

Distribution

Burmese star tortoise is endemic to Myanmar^[7].

Identifiers

Burmese star tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40091^[17]. Burmese star tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 286019^[18]. Burmese star tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 794292^[19]. Burmese star tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441526^[20]. Burmese star tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551781^[21].

Why It Matters

Burmese star tortoise ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]