Geochelone nigra Quoy and Gaimard 1824 (Galapagos tortoise)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Belongs to Geochelone according to Quoy and Gaimard 1824
Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geochelone nigra in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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