Name - Geochelone
Name Details
Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:38447 [metadata]
Variants and Synonyms
Reported Taxonomic Ranks
Genus
Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies
Animalia (Kingdom) Chordata (Phylum) Vertebrata (Subphylum) Reptilia (Class) Anapsida (Subclass) Testudines (Order) Cryptodira (Suborder) Testudinidae (Family) |
References
Recent Publications
- Historical DNA analysis reveals living descendents of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise.
- The restoration of giant tortoise and land iguana populations in Galapagos.
- Morphometrics parallel genetics in a newly discovered and endangered taxon of Galapagos tortoise.
- Giant tortoises as ecological engineers: a long-term quasi-experiment in the Galapagos Islands.
- Reinterpretation of the Climatic Adaptation of Giant Fossil Tortoises in North America.
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External Links
NCBI MetadataEncyclopedia of Life