Chelonoidis nigra ssp. nigra
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
REPTILIA |
TESTUDINES |
TESTUDINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Chelonoidis nigra ssp. nigra |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Charles Island Tortoise |
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| Synonym/s: |
Geochelone nigra (Baur, 1889)
Testudo galapagoensis Baur, 1889
Testudo nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 2.3
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| Year Assessed: |
1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
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Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Ecuador (Galápagos)
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Habitat and Ecology
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Bibliography
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
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