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Mara Speece
The Mystery Behind the Santa Fe Tortoise

In 1969, during relentless rains on Santa Fe Island, scientist Tjitte de Vries discovered a small, well-preserved tortoise skull. Taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station, the find intrigued researchers, who believed it might belong to the island’s long-extinct giant tortoise.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Psara chathamalis (Schaus, 1923)
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Paracoccus solani (Ezzat & McConnell, 1956)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Heliocheilus cystiphora (Wallengren, 1860)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Melipotis indomita (Walker, [1858]1857)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Camillina isla Platnick & Shadab, 1982
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tanystylum distinctum Child & Hedgpeth, 1971
Time images, 1977 and 1993
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Trichomanes reptans Sw.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Parazoanthus darwini Reimer & Fujii, 2010
Sula sula Linnaeus, 1766
Species Database Sula sula Linnaeus, 1766
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Halopteris alternata (Nutting, 1900)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pseudosinella stewartpecki Katz, Soto-Adames & Taylor, 2016
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cyphoderus agnotus Börner, 1906
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Entomobrya darwini Katz, Soto-Adames & Taylor, 2016
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pseudosinella vulcana Katz, Soto-Adames & Taylor, 2016