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Pinta Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis abingdonii (Günther 1877)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Chelonoidis abingdonii (Günther 1877)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonoidis abingdonii
Recognized by CalPhotos and Furui 2020
Chelonoidis abingdonii (Günther 1877)
Chelonoidis nigra ephippium David 1994
Subspecies recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Geochelone abingdonii
Species recognized by Hone et al 2013 and Wildfinder (WWF)
Geochelone ephippium
Species recognized by Hone et al 2013 and Wildfinder (WWF)
Geochelone ephippium
Recognized by Flickr Group

Alternative Names

Chelonoidis nigra ephippium David 1994
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone abingdoni Valverde 2004
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone abingdonii Cisnerosheredia 2006
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni Pritchard 1967
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone elephantopus ephippium Pritchard 1967
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone ephippium Cisnerosheredia 2006
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone nigra abingdoni Iverson 1992
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone nigra ephippium Iverson 1992
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo abingdonii Günther 1877
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo elephantopus abingdonii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo elephantopus ephippium Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo ephippium Günther 1874
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chelonoidis nigra ephippium David 1994
Geochelone abingdoni Valverde 2004
Geochelone abingdonii Cisnerosheredia 2006
Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni Pritchard 1967
Geochelone elephantopus ephippium Pritchard 1967
Geochelone ephippium Cisnerosheredia 2006
Geochelone nigra abingdoni Iverson 1992
Geochelone nigra ephippium Iverson 1992
Geochelone nigra Fritz & Binindaemonds 2007
Testudo abingdonii Günther 1877
Testudo elephantopus abingdonii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Testudo elephantopus ephippium Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Testudo ephippium Günther 1874
Chelonoidis nigra ephippium David 1994
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone abingdoni Valverde 2004
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone abingdonii Cisnerosheredia 2006
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni Pritchard 1967
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone elephantopus ephippium Pritchard 1967
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone ephippium Cisnerosheredia 2006
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone nigra abingdoni Iverson 1992
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Geochelone nigra ephippium Iverson 1992
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Testudo abingdonii Günther 1877
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Testudo abingdonii Günther 1877
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Testudo elephantopus abingdonii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Testudo elephantopus ephippium Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Testudo ephippium Günther 1874
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Common Names

English

Pinta giant tortoise preferred
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Abingdon Island Tortoise preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Pinta Giant Tortoise
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

سلحفاة جزيرة بينتا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

平塔島象龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צב פינטה ענק preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kura-kura pulau pinta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ピンタゾウガメ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kapampangan

Geochelone nigra abingdoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

핀타섬땅거북 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ലോൺസം ജോർജ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

لاک‌پشت جزیره پینتا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Tartaruga-das-galápagos-de-pinta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Абингдонская слоновая черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Geochelone nigra abingdoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Tortuga Gigante de Pinta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

பிண்டா தீவு ஆமை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Абінгдонська слонова черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Pinta oroli toshbaqasi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

平塔島象龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

平塔島象龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Chelonoidis abingdonii (Günther 1877)

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