Taxon profile

subspecies

James Island Giant Tortoise
Chelonoidis niger darwini (van Denburgh, 1907)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » order Testudines - turtles » family Testudinidae - tortoises » genus Chelonoidis » species Chelonoidis niger - Galápagos Giant Tortoise

Scientific synonyms

Testudo darwini Van Denburgh, 1907
Chelonoidis darwini (van Denburgh, 1907)
Chelonoidis nigra darwini (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Testudo elephantopus darwini
Geochelone elephantopus darwini
Geochelone nigra darwini
Geochelone darwini
Testudo wallacei Rothschild, 1902

Other names

= James Island Tortoise

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Critically Endangered as Chelonoidis darwini
Data last updated: 2025-04-07 08:56:28

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Author: Johannes Pfleiderer

Links and literature

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [9020]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Chelonoidis darwini (Van Denburgh, 1907)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

Reptile Database - Search [genus=Chelonoidis&species=darwini]

Reptile Database - Search [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/] [as Chelonoidis darwini (VAN DENBURGH, 1907)]
Data retrieved on: 20 August 2018

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