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Geochelone gigantea (Aldabra tortoise)
Taxonomy
Geochelone gigantea was named by Schweigger (1812). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1812 | Geochelone gigantea Schweigger |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Geochelone gigantea Schweigger 1812 [Aldabra tortoise]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available