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Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Chelonoidis nigra (Harlan, 1827)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  order Chelonia »  family Testudinidae - tortoises

Scientific synonyms

Chelonoidis elephantopus Bour, 1980
Chelonoidis elephantopus elephantopus
Chelonoidis nigra galapagoensis (Baur, 1889)
Chelonoidis nigra nigra (Harlan, 1827)
Geochelone (Chelonoidis) elephantopus Pritchard, 1967
Geochelone elephantopus
Geochelone elephantopus elephantopus
Geochelone nigra
Testudo (Chelonoidis) elephantopus Williams, 1952
Testudo californiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Other names

= Cerro Azul Giant Tortoise
= Floreana Giant Tortoise
= Galápagos Tortoise
= Charles Island Giant Tortoise
= Charles Island Tortoise

IUCN category:Vulnerable

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