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Chatham Island Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonoidis chathamensis
Recognized by CalPhotos
Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Geochelone chathamensis
Species recognized by Hone et al 2013 and Wildfinder (WWF)
Chelonoidis chathamensis
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Subspecies recognized by iNaturalist
Geochelone chathamensis
Geochelone elephantopus chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Geochelone nigra chathamensis
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Testudo chathamensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis David 1994
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone chathamensis Cisnerosheredia 2006
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone elephantopus chathamensis Pritchard 1967
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone nigra chathamensis Iverson 1992
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo chathamensis Van Denburgh 1907
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo elephantopus chathamensis Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis David 1994
Geochelone chathamensis
Synonym according to NCBI
Geochelone chathamensis Cisnerosheredia 2006
Geochelone elephantopus chathamensis Pritchard 1967
Geochelone nigra chathamensis Iverson 1992
Testudo chathamensis Van Denburgh 1907
Testudo elephantopus chathamensis Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Testudo wallacei Rothschild 1902
Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis David 1994
Geochelone chathamensis Cisnerosheredia 2006
Geochelone elephantopus chathamensis Pritchard 1967
Geochelone nigra chathamensis Iverson 1992
Testudo chathamensis Van Denburgh 1907
Testudo chathamensis Van Denburgh 1907
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo elephantopus chathamensis Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Testudo wallacei Rothschild 1902
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo wallacei Rothschild 1902

Common Names

English

San Cristobal giant tortoise
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Chatham Island Giant Tortoise preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
San Cristobal Giant Tortoise
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

サンクリストバルゾウガメ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Chʼééh digháhiitsoh łibáhígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Testudinidae