MCZ Herpetology R-11088

Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1922-11-06

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago | Indefatigable Isl

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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: ZR11088

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

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  • museum label glued to carapace (reads 'GALAPAGOS TORTOISE Testudo nigrita JAMES ISLAND') removed and tied to specimen 13MAR2015 JMartinez; housed in OCC 6 | Original ledger entry notes: "Bt. of Webster"

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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 Isl
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Indefatigable Isl
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Santa Cruz Island
  • Georeference:
  • -0.6220540°, -90.349410° (Error radius: 26330m) By: Matt Gage on 2020-08-05 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1922-11-06
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • No info on begin date. Puchased from Frank B. Webster, so new end date from Webster's DOD.
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-11076; R-11077; R-11078; R-11079; R-11080; R-11081; R-11082; R-11083; R-11084; R-11085; R-11086; R-11087; R-11088; R-11089; R-11090; R-11091; R-11092; R-11093; R-11094; R-11095; R-11096; R-11097; R-11098; R-11099; R-11100 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 008001-014025, pg.124;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Herp:R-11076 Chelonoidis vicina to MCZ:Herp...

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