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Geochelone gigantea  (Schweigger, 1812)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 551779

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Aldabra Tortoise [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 -- répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
             OrderTestudines Linnaeus, 1758 -- terrapins, tortoises, tortues, Turtles  
                FamilyTestudinidae Batsch, 1788 -- Tortoises  
                   GenusGeochelone Fitzinger, 1835 -- Geochelone Tortoises, geoclelone tortoises, typical tortoises  
                      SpeciesGeochelone gigantea (Schweigger, 1812) -- Aldabra Tortoise  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Geochelone gigantea   
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Iverson, J. B.   
  Publication Date: 1992   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher: Privately Printed   
  Publication Place: Richmond, Indiana   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-9617431-0-5   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Geochelone gigantea   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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Date Generated:  
Thu Feb 12 2009 09:13:38 MST