Chelonoidis cubensis

Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene.^[1][2] It had a carapace length of between 40 cm and 90 cm. It is thought that the species went extinct through human exploitation.

Chelonoidis cubensis Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chelonoidis
Species:	†C. cubensis
Binomial name
†Chelonoidis cubensis Leidy, 1868
Synonyms
Synonymy Testudo cubensis Geochelone cubensis Hesperotestudo cubensis