Geochelone elephantopus Harlan 1827 (Galapagos giant tortoise)

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

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