en.unionpedia.org

Chelonoidis niger vicina, the Glossary

Index Chelonoidis niger vicina

Chelonoidis niger vicina, commonly known as the Cerro Azul giant tortoise, Iguana Cove tortoise or the Isabela Island giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to Isabela Island in the Galápagos.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Albert Günther, Black rat, Cat, Chelonoidis niger guentheri, Dog, Endemism, Galápagos Islands, Galápagos tortoise, Isabela Island (Galápagos), Pig, Subspecies.

  2. Chelonoidis
  3. Endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands

Albert Günther

Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3October 18301February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Albert Günther

Black rat

The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Black rat

Cat

The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Cat

Chelonoidis niger guentheri

Chelonoidis niger guentheri, commonly known as the Sierra Negra giant tortoise or Günther's giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to the Galápagos archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Chelonoidis niger vicina and Chelonoidis niger guentheri are Chelonoidis, endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands and subspecies.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Chelonoidis niger guentheri

Dog

The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Dog

Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Endemism

Galápagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands (Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator west of the mainland of South America.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Galápagos Islands

Galápagos tortoise

The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which also contains three smaller species from mainland South America). Chelonoidis niger vicina and Galápagos tortoise are Chelonoidis and endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Galápagos tortoise

Isabela Island (Galápagos)

Isabela Island (Isla Isabela) is the largest of the Galápagos Islands, with an area of and a length of.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Isabela Island (Galápagos)

Pig

The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Pig

Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

See Chelonoidis niger vicina and Subspecies

See also

Chelonoidis

Endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelonoidis_niger_vicina

Also known as Cerro Azul giant tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, Iguana Cove giant tortoise, Iguana Cove tortoise, Isabela Island giant tortoise.