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Chelonoidis nigra

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Chelonoidis nigra
Species Authority: (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
Common Name/s:
English – Galapagos Giant Tortoise
French – Tortue Éléphantine, Tortue Géante Des Galapagos
Spanish – Tortuga Gigante De Las Galápagos
Synonym/s:
Geochelone nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Testudo nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A2c, B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Vulnerable (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Ecuador (Galápagos)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Chelonoidis nigra. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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