Chelonoidis niger becki

Chelonoidis niger becki

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Chelonoidis
Species: Chelonoidis niger
Species: Chelonoidis niger becki

Name edit

  • Chelonoidis becki Rothschild 1901:372
    • Type locality: Cape Berkeley, northern point of Albemarle Island [= Isabela].
    • Holotype: BMNH 1949.1.3.87

References edit

  • Rothschild, W. 1901. On a new land-tortoise from the Galapagos Islands. Novitates Zoologicae 8: 372
  • 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


Vernacular names edit

English: Volcan wolf giant tortoise
español: Tortuga gigante del volcán lobo
português: Tartaruga-gigante-do-vulcão-Lobo