Name - Testudo gigantea Schweigger 1812

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:436701 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Testudo gigantea

• Testudo indica Schneider 1783

• Testudo gigantea Schw.

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463).
• Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463).
• The history of science and nomenclature debates: Case 3463 and the Aldabra tortoise.
• Opinion 2316. (Case 3463). Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines): usage of the specific name conserved by maintenance of a designated neotype, and suppression of Testudo dussumieri Gray, 1831 (currently Dipsochelys dussumieri).
• [The latest on the tortoises of the Seychelles.]

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