Forsten's tortoise

Summary

Forsten's tortoise is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Forsten's tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Forsten's tortoise is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Forsten's tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[5].
• Forsten's tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Indotestudo^[6].
• Forsten's tortoise is endemic to Indonesia^[7].
• Forsten's tortoise's scientific name is Indotestudo forstenii^[8].
• Forsten's tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Indotestudo forstenii^[9].
• Forsten's tortoise's short name is recorded as I. forstenii^[10].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Forsten's tortoise^[11].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Tortuga Marrón De La India^[12].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Tortue Des Celèbes^[13].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Tortue De Tranvancore^[14].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Celebes Tortoise^[15].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Forsten's Tortoise^[16].
• Forsten's tortoise is commonly known as Travancore Tortoise^[17].
• Forsten's tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[18].
• Forsten's tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Forsten's tortoise is Indotestudo forstenii^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Indotestudo^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it^[11], Tortuga Marrón De La India^[12], Tortue Des Celèbes^[13], Tortue De Tranvancore^[14], Celebes Tortoise^[15], and Travancore Tortoise^[17].

Distribution

Forsten's tortoise is endemic to Indonesia^[7].

Identifiers

Forsten's tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40081^[20]. Forsten's tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 260613^[21]. Forsten's tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1056224^[22]. Forsten's tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441441^[23]. Forsten's tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551951^[24].

Why It Matters

Forsten's tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]