MCZ Herpetology R-52198

Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)

Date Collected:

1938-01-01/1938-12-31

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago | Indefatigable Id.

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-52198 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): Indefatigable Island giant tortoise; Santa Cruz giant tortoise; Western Santa Cruz 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: ZR52198

Part Condition Disposition Count
eggshell (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
size Eggshell [no agent data], Method: MCZ 2008-12-03

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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:
  • Indefatigable Id.
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Indefatigable Id,Galapagos Ids
  • Georeference:
  • -0.6333330°, -90.383333° (Error radius: 26536m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2020-06-26 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1938-01-01 / 1938-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1938-1938
  • Collector:
  • L. Mowlray

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-52151; R-52152; R-52153; R-52154; R-52155; R-52156; R-52157; R-52158; R-52159; R-52160; R-52161; R-52162; R-52163; R-52164; R-52165; R-52166; R-52167; R-52168; R-52169; R-52170; R-52171; R-52172; R-52173; R-52174; R-52175; R-52176; R-52177; R-52178; R-52179; R-52180; R-52181; R-52182; R-52183; R-52184; R-52185; R-52186; R-52187; R-52188; R-52189; R-52190; R-52191; R-52192; R-52193; R-52194; R-52195; R-52196; R-52197; R-52198; R-52199; R-52200 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 044001-056050, pg.164;

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-52151 Chamaeleo gracilis gracilis to...

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