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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tripos massiliensis (Gourret) F.Gómez
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tripos trichoceros (Ehrenberg) Gómez
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tripos paradoxides (Cleve) F.Gómez
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Setophaga striata (Forster, JR, 1772)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Graphis glaucescens Fée
Species Database Graphis glaucescens Fée
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
A Homecoming for Floreana

After more than 180 years, giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island—reviving a lineage once thought extinct. Discover how hybrid tortoises were identified, bred, and carefully reintroduced, and why their comeback marks a turning point for island restoration, ecosystem recovery, and one of Galápagos’ most ambitious conservation efforts.

Cressa truxillensis Kunth
Species Database Cressa truxillensis Kunth
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
158 Endangered Tortoises Released onto Floreana Island, Galápagos for First Time in over 180 Years

After more than 180 years, 158 endangered giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island, marking a historic milestone in the Galápagos’ largest restoration effort. Discover how science, community leadership, and global collaboration are bringing back a lost lineage—and rebuilding an entire ecosystem from the ground up.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Conus vittatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pleuromucrum gorgonense (Hastings, 1930)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Campylopus flexuosus (Hedw.) Brid.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Heliothis virescens (Fabricius, 1777)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Elaphria encantada Hayes, 1975
Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Database Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phaeographis decipiens Müll. Arg.
Species Database Phaeographis decipiens Müll. Arg.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Phyllodactylus darwini Taylor, 1942
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hypanus longus (Garman, 1880)
Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V. Lamouroux
Species Database Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V. Lamouroux
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Triphora excolpus Bartsch, 1907