MCZ Herpetology R-46601

Chelonoidis nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1997-08-18

South America: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago | nr Albemarle Id

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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: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Geochelone elephantopus elephantopus
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997
Testudo becki
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Determiner: Catalog
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Catalog/1997

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  • muse location number: ZR46601

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

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  • housed in OCC 6

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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:
  • nr Albemarle Id
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • nr Albemante Id.,Galapagos
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Albemarle Island = Isabela Island
  • Georeference:
  • -0.5198510°, -91.050680° (Error radius: 90573m) By: Matt Gage on 2020-08-12 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1997-08-18
  • 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:
  • W. Rothschold

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Media type: text; Herpetology R-46601; R-46602; R-46603; R-46604; R-46605; R-46606; R-46607; R-46608; R-46609; R-46610; R-46611; R-46612; R-46613; R-46614; R-46615; R-46616; R-46617; R-46618; R-46619; R-46620; R-46621; R-46622; R-46623; R-46624; R-46625; R-46626; R-46627; R-46628; R-46629; R-46630; R-46631; R-46632; R-46633; R-46634; R-46635; R-46636; R-46637; R-46638; R-46639; R-46640; R-46641; R-46642; R-46643; R-46644; R-46645; R-46646; R-46647; R-46648; R-46649; R-46650 Description: MCZ Herpetology Reptiles 044001-056050, pg.53;

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