Galapagos giant tortoise  (Geochelone spp.)

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.

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