Chersina
| Chersina Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent, | |
|---|---|
| Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chersina Gray, 1830 |
| Species | |
Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. It contains a single living species, the angulate tortoise. A fossil species, Chersina langebaanwegi, is known from the Early Pliocene of South Africa.