*E
Geochelone nigra Galapagos Giant
Tortoise Vulnerable
* -- From Galapagos Islands
*F -- From Floreana
*E -- From Hood (Espanola)
above information information from
<http://www.iucnredlist.org>
and Swash (2000)
Important Information:
-Possible Threats: Invasive species, human affects on environment
-the species is endemic; subspecies of particular concern located
on Espanola: hoodensis
-total population in 2000 was about 15,000 individuals (Swash pg.
114)
-two kinds of tortoises within species -- dome-shelled and saddled-backed,
corresponding to the shells of the tortoises (Espanola has saddle-backed
tortoises)
Sources:
IUCN 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.redlist.org>.
Downloaded on 2 October 2004.
Swash, Andy and Rob Still. Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the
Galapagos Islands. Pica Press. East Sussex. 2000.
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