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Arnold's giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi), also known as the Seychelles saddle-backed giant tortoise, is a tortoise subspecies in the genus Aldabrachelys. It inhabited the large central granitic Seychelles islands, but was hunted in vast numbers by European sailors.
A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Aldabrachelys: A. g. gigantea (Schweigger, 1812:327), [3] Aldabra giant tortoise from the Seychelles island of Aldabra; A. g. arnoldi (Bour, 1982:118), [15] Arnold's giant tortoise from the Seychelles island of Mahé
Within the genus, Aldabrachelys abrupta is more closely related to A. gigantea than it is to A. grandidieri, but A. abrupta and A. gigantea are relatively genetically divergent, suggesting that they are not synonymous as had sometimes been previously proposed, and that they diverged from each other several million years ago.
In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832.
The Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), also known as the Seychelles domed giant tortoise, is a tortoise subspecies in the genus Aldabrachelys.. It inhabited the large central granitic Seychelles islands, but was hunted in vast numbers by European sailors.
An Aldabra giant tortoise, an example of a giant tortoise.. Giant tortoises are any of several species of various large land tortoises, which include a number of extinct species, [1] as well as two extant species with multiple subspecies formerly common on the islands of the western Indian Ocean and on the Galápagos Islands.
The atoll has distinctive fauna including the largest population of giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) in the world (100,000 animals). [37] [38] Tortoise size varies substantially across the atoll, but adult tortoises typically have a carapace length of 105 centimetres (41 in) and can weigh up to 350 kilograms (770 lb). They are ...
Aldabrachelys Loveridge and Williams 1957:166 [35] Aldabrachelys gigantea Aldabra giant tortoise. A. g. gigantea Aldabra tortoise. A. g. arnoldi Arnold’s giant tortoise. A. g. daudinii Daudin’s giant tortoise. A. g. hololissa Domed Seychelles giant tortoise. † Aldabrachelys abrupta Late Holocene, extinct circa 1200 AD