DescriptionGeographic distribution of the two known lineages of giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island.PNG
English: Geographic distribution of the two known lineages of giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island:
Chelonoidis (niger) porteri occurs in La Reserva and Chelonoidis (niger) donfausti in Cerro Fatal
Chelonoidis (niger) porteri range in bluish gray, the coastal slopes of La Reserva
The gray area connecting the distribution areas of the two (sub)species indicates agricultural land.
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Poulakakis N, Edwards DL, Chiari Y, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Benavides E, et al. (2015) Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0138779. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138779
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Nikos Poulakakis, Danielle L. Edwards, Ylenia Chiari, Ryan C. Garrick, Michael A. Russello, Edgar Benavides, Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell, Scott Glaberman, Washington Tapia, James P. Gibbs, Linda J. Cayot, Adalgisa Caccone
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