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Aldabra giant tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Photo by Slate
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Native to the Galápagos Islands

Species ID Suggestions

Aldabra giant tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
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Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
Thanks for putting this up, Slate! Just be aware that this is not a Galapagos tortoise, it is an Aldabra tortoise. Aldabra tortoises have a small nuchal scute, which is generally present above the neck; you can see that in your photo. Galapagos tortoises lack this nuchal scute. Thanks for removing the spotting from the Galapagos Biodiversity Mission.

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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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