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Chelonoidis nigra  (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 949447

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Floreana Giant Tortoise [English]
 
    Charles Island Giant Tortoise [English]
 
  Valid Name: Chelonoidis niger niger (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour]  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7   
  Page(s): 329-479   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1088-7105   
  Notes: doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014 - Available online at http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/   
  Reference for: Chelonoidis nigra, Charles Island Giant Tortoise [English], Floreana Giant Tortoise [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Mandatory correction for gender concordance. Chelonoidis is treated as masculine, and so this epithet must be formed as niger  
 

 

   

 
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