MCZ Herpetology R-11067

Chelonoidis vicina (Gunther, 1875)

Date Collected:

1891-08-01/1891-08-31

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago: Isla Isabela | Villamiel SE Albemarle

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-11067 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Chelonoidis vicina (Gunther, 1875)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): Albemarle Island giant tortoise; Southern Isabela 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/1997
Testudo microphyes
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

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  • collector number: 4436
  • muse location number: ZR11065

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) fair in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: dry mount

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]

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  • housed in OCC 8 | original ledger entry notes: "Exc. Cal. Ac. Sci."

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Ecuador
  • State/Province:
  • Galápagos
  • Island Group:
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Island:
  • Isla Isabela
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Villamiel SE Albemarle
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Villamiel SE Albemarle
  • Georeference:
  • -0.9525290°, -90.960172° (Error radius: 301m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2019-10-31 (Source: GEOLocate)[Note: a coordinate uncertainty of 301m is given by Biogeomancer and GeoLocate when unable to determine an uncertainty]
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1891-08-01 / 1891-08-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/8/1891-0/8/1891
  • Collector:
  • George H. C. L. Baur

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-11051; R-11052; R-11053; R-11054; R-11055; R-11056; R-11057; R-11058; R-11059; R-11060; R-11061; R-11062; R-11063; R-11064; R-11065; R-11066; R-11067; R-11068; R-11069; R-11070; R-11071; R-11072; R-11073; R-11074; R-11075 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 008001-014025, pg.123;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-11051 Anolis loysiana to MCZ:Herp:R-...

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