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Geochelone gigantea

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Geochelone gigantea
Species Authority: (Schweigger, 1812)
Common Name/s:
English – Aldabra Giant Tortoise
French – Tortue Géante, Tortue Géante D'Aldabra
Spanish – Tortuga Gigante De Aldabra
Synonym/s:
Dipsochelys dussumieri (Gray, 1831)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Madagascar; Seychelles; Tanzania, United Republic of
Introduced:
Mauritius; Réunion
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Geochelone gigantea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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