Hesperotestudo incisa Hay, 1916:46
Incised tortoise
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Testudo incisa Hay 1916:46
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Florida & Georgia, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hay, O. P. (1916). Descriptions of some Floridian fossil vertebrates, belonging mostly to the Pleistocene. Annual Report of the Florida State Geological Survey 8: 39-76.
Other references:
Turtle Extinctions Working Group et al. (2015). Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5: 1-66.