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Geochelone elephantopus
(Harlan, 1827)
(reptile)
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Geochelone (Genus)
..[†Geochelone atlas] (Species)
..[Geochelone carbonaria] (Species) - red-footed tortoise
..[Geochelone chilensis] (Species) - Chaco tortoise
..[Geochelone denticulata] (Species) - South American yellow-footed tortoise
..Geochelone elegans (Species) - Indian star tortoise
..[Geochelone gigantea] (Species) - Aldabra tortoise
..[‡Geochelone nigra] (Species) - Galapagos tortoise
..[Geochelone pardalis] (Species) - leopard tortoise
..Geochelone platynota (Species) - Burmese star tortoise
..[†Geochelone quadrata] (Species)
..[Geochelone radiata] (Species) - radiated tortoise
..[Geochelone sulcata] (Species) - African spurred tortoise
..[†Geochelone thompsoni] (Species)
..[Geochelone yniphora] (Species) - angonoka
..[Geochelone elephantopus] (Species)
....[‡Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni] (Subspecies)
....[Geochelone elephantopus elephantopus] (Subspecies)
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Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Geochelone elephantopus elephantopus
(Harlan, 1827)
Combinations
Different combination
:
Testudo elephantopus
Harlan, 1827
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Geochelone nigra
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Senior subjective synonym
:
Chelonoidis nigra
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Galapagosreuzenschildpad
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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