Galapagos giant tortoise  (Geochelone spp.)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (11/6/03) by Howard Snell. Head of Science, Charles Darwin Research Station.
http://www.darwinfoundation.org/Restoring/index.html

Glossary

  • Carapace: the top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax’.
  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Vertebrates: animal with a backbone.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2003)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  3. American Museum of Natural History (April, 2003)
    http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/tortoise/tortoise.html
  4. Marquez, C. (2003) Pers. comm.
  5. Ernst, C.H., Altenburg, R.G.M. and Barbour, R.W. (1997) Turtles of the World.ETI Information Systems Ltd, Netherlands.
  6. CITES (April, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  7. WWF (April, 2003)
    http://www.worldwildlife.org/galapagos/tortoise.cfm
  8. Galapagos Online (April, 2003)
    http://www.galapagosonline.com/Galapagos_Natural_History/Birds_and_Animals/Animals/Tortoises.html
  9. Discover Galapagos (April, 2003)
    http://www.discovergalapagos.com/tortoise.html
  10. Galapagos Conservation Trust (April, 2003)
    http://www.gct.org/tortoise.html
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