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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
Species Authority: (Günther, 1877)
Common Name/s:
English – Abingdon Island Tortoise
Synonym/s:
Geochelone nigra subspecies abingdoni (Günther, 1877)
Testudo abingdoni Günther, 1877

Assessment Information [top]

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

Geographic Range [top]

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

Systems: Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Chelonoidis nigra ssp. abingdoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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