Manouria is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The genus was erected by John Edward Gray in 1854.
Species
The following five species are recognized as being valid, two of which are extant, and three of which are extinct:
Species
†Manouria sondaari – a giant land tortoise from Luzon Island, Philippines however, Rhodin et al. (2015) transferred this species to the genus Megalochelys. †Manouria punjabiensis – a fossil tortoise from Siwaliks, India †Manouria oyamai – a fossil tortoise from Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Manouria.
References
Further reading
Gray, J. E. (1854). "Description of a New Genus and some New Species of Tortoises". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1852: 133–135. (Manouria, new genus, p. 133).