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Chelonoidis nigra ssp. porteri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Chelonoidis nigra ssp. porteri
Species Authority: (Rothschild, 1903)
Common Name/s:
English – Indefatigable Island Tortoise
Synonym/s:
Geochelone nigra subspecies porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
testudo porteri Rothschild, 1903
Taxonomic Notes: The EMBL database notes that this may be valid as Geochelone nigra nigrita. However, the IUCN SSC Tortoise & FW Turtle Specialist Group follows the nomenclature of Pritchard (1996) which determines that the taxon nigrita was a nomen dubium at the subspecific level and placed the taxon under G. nigra (A. Rhodin pers comm. in litt. 2002).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered C2a ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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Geographic Range [top]

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

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Chelonoidis nigra ssp. porteri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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