Chelonoidis niger
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Testudinoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Chelonoidis
Species: Chelonoidis niger
Subspecies: †C. n. abingdonii – C. n. becki – C. n. chathamensis – C. n. darwini – C. n. donfaustoi – C. n. duncanensis – C. n. guentheri –
C. n. hoodensis – †C. n. niger – †C. n. phantasticus – C. n. porteri – C. n. vandenburghi – C. n. vicina
Name
editChelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.4.90
- Type locality: Ecuador – Galapagos: Charles (Floreana)
Synonyms
edit- Testudo californiana Quoy & Gaimard 1824:90 (nomen oblitum)
- Testudo nigra Quoy & Gaimard 1824:174 (nomen protectum)
- Testudo galapagoensis Baur 1889:1044
References
edit- Quoy, J.R., and J.P. Gaimard. 1824. Zoologie. In: M.L. de Freycinet: Voyage Autour du Monde, Entrepris par le ministére et conformément aux instructions de s. exc. M. le Vicomte du Bouchage, Secrétaire d'etat au Department de la Marine, Exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Paris. iv + 712 pp.
- TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF Reference page.
- [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Galapagos tortoise
magyar: Galápagosi óriásteknős, elefántteknős
日本語: ガラパゴスゾウガメ
한국어: 갈라파고스땅거북
polski: Żółw słoniowy
português: Tartaruga-gigante-de-Galápagos
slovenčina: Korytnačka slonia
ไทย: เต่ายักษ์กาลาปากอส, เต่ากาลาปากอส
Türkçe: Dev galapagos kaplumbağası
中文: 加拉帕戈斯象龜
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