Chelonoidis niger

Taxonavigation

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
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

Chelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.4.90
Type locality: Ecuador – Galapagos: Charles (Floreana)

Synonyms

Testudo californiana Quoy & Gaimard 1824:90 (nomen oblitum)
- Testudo nigra Quoy & Gaimard 1824:174 (nomen protectum)
- Testudo galapagoensis Baur 1889:1044

References

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

čeština: Želva sloní
English: 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