Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Geochelone (Chelonoides) elephantopus, Testudo elephantopus
Full reference: R. Harlan. 1827. Description of a land tortoise, from the Gallapagos Islands, commonly known as the “elephant tortoise”. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5:284-292
Belongs to Geochelone according to C. R. Crumly 1982
See also Auffenberg 1971 and Harlan 1827
Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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