# Tortoises Information on tortoises # Chinese Star Tortoise
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Kingdom: | [Animalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal) |
Phylum: | [Chordata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordate) |
Class: | [Reptilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile) |
Order: | [Testudines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle) |
Suborder: | [Cryptodira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptodira) |
Superfamily: | [Testudinoidea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testudinoidea) |
Family: | [Testudinidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise) |
Genus: | [*Geochelone*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geochelone) |
Species: | ***G. elegans*** |