MCZ Herpetology R-4480

Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Date Collected:

1871-01-01/1872-06-01

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago | Charles Island

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-4480 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): Charles Island giant tortoise; Floreana giant tortoise
Determiner: José Rosado
Nature of ID: sp. based on geog.
Previous Identifications
Geochelone elephantopus nigrita
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1998
Testudo nigra
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1998

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  • muse location number: ZR4477

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History
¬ Subsample: whole animal (ethanol) unchecked on loan 1 History
whole animal (miscellaneous) unchecked unknown 1 History

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  • MISC: Garman, Mem. MCZ 30, no. 4, pl. 25.; original metal tag becoming illegible, attached new duplicate tag 03MAR2020 Joe Martinez

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Ecuador
  • State/Province:
  • Galápagos
  • Island Group:
  • Galapagos Archipelago
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Charles Island
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Galapagos, Chas. Is.
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Floreana Island
  • Georeference:
  • -1.2872610°, -90.428589° (Error radius: 11628m) By: Matt Gage on 2020-08-05 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1871-01-01 / 1872-06-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • All specimens of this accession is from the Hassler Expedition. New begin date from earliest of possible date of Hassler Expedition, new end date from date received.
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-4476; R-4477; R-4478; R-4479; R-4480; R-4481; R-4482; R-4483; R-4484; R-4485; R-4486; R-4487; R-4488; R-4489; R-4490; R-4491; R-4492; R-4493; R-4494; R-4495; R-4496; R-4497; R-4498; R-4499; R-4500 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 004001-008000, pg.20;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-4476 Chelonoidis nigra to MCZ:Herp:R...

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