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It has subsequently been discovered that the browsing herds of giant tortoises filled an essential role in the island's ecosystem and the regeneration of its forests. In recognition of this fact, measures have been undertaken to introduce replacements, in the form of similar species of tortoises from
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At the time of the arrival of human settlers, dense giant tortoise herds of many thousands were reported on Rodrigues. Like many island species, they were reported to have been friendly, curious, and unafraid of humans. However, in the ensuing years, massive harvesting and exporting for food, as well
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A surviving giant tortoise was reported on Rodrigues in 1795, at the bottom of a ravine. As late as 1802, there is mention of survivors reportedly being killed in the large fires used to clear the island's vegetation for agriculture.
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The domed Rodrigues giant tortoise was one of the smallest of the giant tortoises of the Indian Ocean, reaching a length of just over 40 cm (16 in) and an estimated weight of around 12 kg (26 lb).
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other parts of the world, to assist in the rebuilding of Rodrigues' devastated environment. The replacement species for the domed Rodrigues tortoise was chosen to be the
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Pedrono, Miguel; Griffiths, Owen L.; Clausen, Alison; Smith, Lora L.; Griffiths, Christine J.; Wilmé, Lucienne; Burney, David A. (2013).
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Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
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turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status
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and a lizard on a palm trunk. The giant tortoises are most likely the domed Rodrigues giant tortoise.
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1707 illustration showing a settlement in Rodrigues, with giant tortoises, rats, crabs, a
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A low grazer of grasses, it shared Rodrigues Island with its much larger relative, the
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Lost Land of the Dodo, An Ecological History of Mauritius, Réunion & Rordrigues
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Index


Conservation status
Extinct
IUCN 2.3
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Cylindraspis
Binomial name
Synonyms
extinct
giant tortoise
Testudinidae
endemic
Rodrigues

Rodrigues solitaire
saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise
Mauritius
Cylindraspis inepta
invasive species
radiated tortoise
Madagascar

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