Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Continent: South-America
Distribution: abingdonii: Galapagos (Abingdon = Pinta Island);
Type locality: Abingdon Island [= Pinta]  becki: Galapagos (N Albemarle = Isabela Island);
Type locality: Cape Berkeley, northern point of Albemarle Island [= Isabela].  chathamensis: Galapagos (NE Chatham = San Cristobal);
Type locality: Chatham Island [San Cristobál].  darwini: Galapagos (James = San Salvador Island);
Type locality: James Island [San Salvador, Santiago].  ephippium: Galapagos (Duncan = Pinzon);
Type locality:   guntheri: Galapagos (Sierra Negra area of SE Albemarle = Isabela);
Type locality:   hoodensis: Galapagos (Hood = Espanola);
Type locality: Hood Island [= Española].  microphyes: Galapagos (NC Albemarle = Isabela);
Type locality:   nigrita: Galapagos (Indefatigable = Santa Cruz);
Type locality:   phantastica: Galapagos (Narborough = Fernandina);
Type locality: Narborough Island [= Fernandina].  vandenburghi: Galapagos (Volcan Alcedo on C  Albemarle = Isabela);
Type locality:   vicina: Galapagos (near Cerro Azul on S Albemarle = Isabela Island);
Type locality: Iguana Cove, South Albemarle Island [= Isabela].  wallacei: Galapagos (Jervis);
Type locality:   The Galapagos Islands belong politically to Ecuador.

Rights Holder: Peter Uetz