Flat-backed spider tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q1426275
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Flat-backed spider tortoise

Summary

Flat-backed spider tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's image is recorded as Pyxis planicauda.jpg[3].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's image is recorded as Flat-tailed Tortoise Pyxis planicanda 2390px.jpg[4].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[7].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's parent taxon is recorded as Pyxis[8].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's endemic to is recorded as Madagascar[9].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon name is recorded as Pyxis planicauda[10].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Pyxis planicauda[11].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 19036[12].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w9lg2[13].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 66193[14].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551955[15].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055444[16].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 373906[17].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220316[18].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pyxis planicauda[19].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Pyxis planicauda[20].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. planicauda'}[21].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flat-shelled spider tortoise'}[22].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flat-backed Spider Tortoise'}[23].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヒラオリクガメ'}[24].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Tartaruga-aranha-de-casco-plano'}[25].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Västlig spindelsköldpadda'}[26].
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortue de Cola Plana'}[27].

Why It Matters

Flat-backed spider tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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