MCZ Herpetology R-4478

Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1998-01-15

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago | Charles Is,Galapagos

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-4478 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Herpetology R-4478

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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

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

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male By: systematic card 2022-10-19

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  • MISC: Garman, Mem. MCZ 30, no. 4, pl. 26

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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 Is,Galapagos
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Galapagos, Chas. Is.
  • Georeference:
  • -1.2886000°, -90.431698° (Error radius: 11000m) By: Cleo Falvey on 2021-03-02 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1998-01-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • 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;

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

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