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Chelonoidis sp. 1
Chelonoidis sp. 1
English Common Name: Santa Fe Galapagos Tortoise
Spanish Common Name: Tortuga de Santa Fe
Taxonomic Comments: Syn.: Geochelone sp. 1, Geochelone nigra spp.
Name Status: Taxon not identified to species, subspecies, form or variety.
Origin
- In
Introduced - Na
Native
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En
EndemicTaxon occurs only in Galapagos.
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Hy
Hypothetical -
Id
Indigenous -
Mi
Migrant -
EnQ
Questionable Endemic -
Re
Resident -
Va
Vagrant
IUCN Status
Extinct - There is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
The IUCN Red List assessments presented here may deviate from the global IUCN listings for the following reasons:
- for well-known species groups, such as vascular plants or vertebrates, updates proposed to the IUCN are shown, rather than the outdated, but currently-used status;
- for poorly-known species groups, such as lichenized fungi, a general assessment is not currently possible, therefore the list presented here is the regional IUCN Red List for the Galapagos Archipelago.
Distribution
Regions: Santa Fé.
Distribution Comments: Restricted on Santa Fé Island (extinct).
Please be aware that this distribution map is automatically generated from database records (CDF and external specimens, literature records, and observations) and may not accurately reflect the currently-known distribution for all species.
Literature
- Fritts, T.H. (2001) A brief review of the taxonomic history of Galapagos Tortoise relevant to consideration of the most appropiate generic and specifc name for Giant Tortoises in Galapagos. U.S. Geological survey Report. 7 pp.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007: 104–110. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora.
- Le, M., Raxworthy, C.J., McCord, W.P., Mertz, L. (2006) A molecular phylogeny of tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 (2006) 517–531
- Márquez, C., Wiedenfeld, D.A., Snell, H.L., Fritts, T., MacFarland, C., Tapia, W., & Naranjo, S. (2004) Population status of Giant Land Tortoises (Geochelone spp., Chelonya: Testudinae) from the Galapagos Islands. Ecología Aplicada 3 (1, 2): 98-111.
- Pritchard, P.C.H. (1996) The Galapagos tortoises: Nomenclatural and survival status. Chelonian research monographs No. 1. Chelonian Research Foundation.
- Russello M.A., Poulakakis, N., Gibbs, J.P., Tapia, W., Benavides, E., Powell, J.R., Caccone, A. (2010) DNA from the Past Informs Ex Situ Conservation for the Future: An ‘Extinct’’ Species of Gala´pagos Tortoise Identified in Captivity. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8683. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008683
- Steadman, D., Stafford, T.W. , Donahue, D.J. & A.J.T. Jull. (1991) Chronology of Holocene vertebrate extinction in the Galápagos Islands. Quaternary research 36: 126-133.