Geochelone gigantea
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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REPTILIA
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Order:
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TESTUDINES
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Family:
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TESTUDINIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Geochelone gigantea
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Species Authority:
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(Schweigger, 1812)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | ALDABRA GIANT TORTOISE |
| French | — | TORTUE GÉANTE D'ALDABRA, TORTUE GÉANTE |
| Spanish | — | TORTUGA GIGANTE DE ALDABRA |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU D2 ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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History:
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| 1982 | - | Rare (Groombridge 1982) |
| 1986 | - | Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986) |
| 1988 | - | Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988) |
| 1990 | - | Rare (IUCN 1990) |
| 1994 | - | Rare (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Madagascar; Seychelles; Tanzania, United Republic of
Introduced:
Mauritius; Réunion
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Habitat and Ecology
