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Chelonoidis donfaustoi • Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island

The taxonomy of giant Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis spp.) is currently based primarily on morphological characters and island of origin. Over the last decade, compelling genetic evidence has accumulated for multiple independent evolutionary lineages, spurring the need for taxonomic revision. Leer más.

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