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Taxon: Species Geochelone gigantea (Schweigger, 1812) - Aldabra tortoise (reptile)
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2013. Opinion 2316 (Case 3463). Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines): usage of the specific name conserved by maintenance of a designated neotype, and suppression of Testudo dussumieri Gray, 1831 (currently Dipsochelys dussumieri). Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 70 (1), Mar 2013: 61-65.
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