MCZ Herpetology R-12049

Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Date Collected:

1871-01-01/1872-12-31

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

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-12049 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/1997
Testudo nigrita
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

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  • muse location number: ZR12049

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

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  • Two metal tags 'MCZ' and '12049' and 1 MCZ paper tag '12049, Testudo nigrita, Santa Maria (Charles Island)/formerly 44-6, Plate 10' becoming illegible, removed and placed in vial, attached vial to specimen, retagged specimen with 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:
  • Charles Island,Galapagos
  • 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 / 1872-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Ledger states that specimen is from Hassler Expedition. New begin and end date from Expedition date, 1871-1872
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-12026; R-12027; R-12028; R-12029; R-12030; R-12031; R-12032; R-12033; R-12034; R-12035; R-12036; R-12037; R-12038; R-12039; R-12040; R-12041; R-12042; R-12043; R-12044; R-12045; R-12046; R-12047; R-12048; R-12049; R-12050 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 008001-014025, pg.162;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-12026 Leptophis ahaetulla coeruleodo...

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