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Taxon: Subspecies Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger, 1812) - Aldabra giant tortoise (reptile)

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Types

Nominotypical taxon of

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Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger, 1812)

Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 391. [inferred]

Synonyms

Junior subjective synonym	:	*Dipsochelys dussumieri* (Gray, 1831)		Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 391.
Rejected synonym	:	*Dipsochelys dussumieri* (Gray, 1831)		Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 391, 447-448 (note 32) (ICZN, 2013b: Opinion 2316). [implicit]
Synonymous name	:	*Dipsochelys dussumieri* (Gray, 1831)		Ref: Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014: 391.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name

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Aldabra giant tortoise

Ref: P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014: 391.

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