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Taxon: Species "Chelonoidis nigra" (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Floreana giant tortoise (reptile)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) David, 1994, comb. imperf.
Original name:  Quoy & Gaimard, 1824.
Subsequent generic combination:  David, 1994.
Original spelling:  David, 1994.

Attributes

Unjustified combination (comb. inval.: "comb. van.") [ICZN, 1999: Art. 34.2 (gender agreement)] Ref: S.L. Olson & N. David, 2014. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 126 (4): 394. [new]

Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Chelonoidis nigra nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Variants

Correct spelling: Chelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Ref: P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016: 394. [new]

Combinations

Former combination: Geochelone nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Ref: IUCN, 2012: 20 Jun 2012. [indirect]

Synonyms

Junior subjective synonym: Geochelone elephantopus (Harlan, 1827)
Junior subjective synonym: Testudo elephantopus Harlan, 1827

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: Floreana giant tortoise Ref: P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014: 394.
: Charles Island giant tortoise Ref: P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014: 394.
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