Travancore tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q603152
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Travancore tortoise

Summary

Travancore tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Travancore tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Travancore tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Travancore tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Travancore tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Indotestudo[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Travancore tortoise is Indotestudo travancorica[7].
  • Travancore tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Indotestudo travancorica[8].
  • Travancore tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Travancore tortoise'}[9].
  • Travancore tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Travancore Tortoise'}[10].
  • Travancore tortoise's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[11].
  • Travancore tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[12].
  • Travancore tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[13].
  • Travancore tortoise's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[14].

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Classification

Travancore tortoise's scientific name is Indotestudo travancorica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Indotestudo[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[9].

Identifiers

Travancore tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 73833[15]. Travancore tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 260633[16]. Travancore tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441445[17]. Travancore tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949464[18].

Why It Matters

Travancore tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wildlife protection act 1972 (india) schedule Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
    Litter size {'amount': '+4'}
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Indotestudo
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