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Chelonoidis niger chathamensis information


San Cristóbal giant tortoise
Conservation status
Chelonoidis niger chathamensis
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Chelonoidis
Species:
C. niger
Subspecies:
C. n. chathamensis
Trinomial name
Chelonoidis niger chathamensis
(Van Denburgh, 1907)[3]
Synonyms
  • Testudo chathamensis Van Denburgh, 1907
  • Geochelone nigra chathamensis (Van Denburgh, 1907)

Chelonoidis niger chathamensis, commonly known as the Chatham Island giant tortoise or the San Cristóbal giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos.[1]

  1. ^ a b Caccone, A.; Cayot, L.J.; Gibbs, J.P.; Tapia, W. (2017). "Chelonoidis chathamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9019A82688009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T9019A82688009.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Van Denburgh, John (1907). "Preliminary descriptions of four new races of gigantic land tortoises from the Galapagos Islands". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series. 1: 1–6.

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