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.
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