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Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Reptilia
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order
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Testudines
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family
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Testudinidae
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genus
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Chelonoidis
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species
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Chelonoidis nigra
Name
- Synonyms
- Chelonoidis elephantopus Garrick Et Al., 2012
- Chelonoidis elephantopus Obst, 1985
- Chelonoidis nigra David, 1994
- Geochelone elephantopus Ernst & Barbour, 1989
- Geochelone elephantopus Pritchard, 1967
- Geochelone nigra King & Burke, 1989
- Testudo californiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
- Testudo clivosa Garman, 1917
- Testudo elephantopus Harlan, 1827
- Testudo elephantopus Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
- Testudo galapagoensis Baur, 1889
- Testudo nigra Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Testudo planiceps Gray, 1854
- Testudo typica Garman, 1917
- Homonyms
- Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Chelonoidis nigra David, 1994
- Chelonoidis nigra David, 1994
- Common names
- Charles Island Giant Tortoise in English
- Charles Island giant tortoise in language.
- Floreana Giant Tortoise in English
Bibliographic References
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Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.