Spider tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q2376451
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Spider tortoise

Summary

Spider tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spider tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spider tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Spider tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Spider tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Pyxis[6].
  • Spider tortoise is endemic to Madagascar[7].
  • Spider tortoise's scientific name is Pyxis arachnoides[8].
  • Spider tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Pyxis arachnoides[9].
  • Spider tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pyxis arachnoides[10].
  • Spider tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Pyxis arachnoides[11].
  • Spider tortoise is commonly known as Spider tortoise[12].
  • Spider tortoise is commonly known as Tortuga Araña[13].
  • Spider tortoise is commonly known as Tortuga De Plastrón Articulado[14].
  • Spider tortoise is commonly known as Pyxide Arachnoide[15].
  • Spider tortoise is commonly known as Tortue-araignée[16].
  • Spider tortoise is commonly known as Spider Tortoise[17].
  • Spider tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[18].
  • Spider tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[19].
  • Spider tortoise's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[20].

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Classification

Spider tortoise's scientific name is Pyxis arachnoides[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pyxis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it[12], Tortuga Araña[13], Tortuga De Plastrón Articulado[14], Pyxide Arachnoide[15], and Tortue-araignée[16].

Distribution

Spider tortoise is endemic to Madagascar[7].

Identifiers

Spider tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40047[21]. Spider tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 66194[22]. Spider tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055453[23]. Spider tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220309[24]. Spider tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551954[25].

Why It Matters

Spider tortoise ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id 67693
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  2. 26d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+1'}
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Pyxis
    Iucn conservation status Critically Endangered
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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