Chelonoidis nigra ssp. abingdoni

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Chelonoidis nigra ssp. abingdoni
Infra-specific Authority: (Günther, 1877)
Common Name/s:
English – Abingdon Island Tortoise
Synonym/s:
Geochelone nigra (Günther, 1877)
Testudo abingdoni Günther, 1877

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct in the Wild     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Ecuador (Galápagos)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Chelonoidis nigra ssp. abingdoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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