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Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Aldabrachelys gigantea
Species recognized by Seychelles Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, NCBI, and wikipedia gl Galician
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Species recognized by GBIF classification and GBIF national node type records UK
Dipsochelys dussumieri
Species recognized by Mauritius Species List, Seychelles Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Dipsochelys dussumieri
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Geochelone gigantea
Species recognized by Hone et al 2013 and Wildfinder (WWF)
Geochelone gigantea
Recognized by Arkive and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Testudo sumeirei Sauzier 1892
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Aldabrachelys elephantina
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Aldabrachelys gigantea
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dipsochelys dussumieri
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Dipsochelys dussumieri
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images and Flickr Group
Geochelone gigantea
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and Paleobiology Database
Geochelone gigantea
Recognized by NMNH type specimens and AnAge
Geochelone gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Species recognized by IUCN

Alternative Names

Aldabrachelys elephantina Broadley & Howell 1991
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dipsochelys dussumieri Valverde 2004
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dipsochelys elephantina Bour 1982
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone dussumieri Fritz & Havas 2006
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Geochelone gigantea Valverde 2004
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Megalochelys gigantea Obst 1985
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo dussumieri Gray 1831
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo elephantina Duméril & Bibron 1854
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo gigantea Duméril & Bibron 1854
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo gigantea daudinii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo gouffei Rothschild 1906
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo hololissa Günther 1877
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo ponderosa Günther 1877
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Testudo sumeirei Sauzier 1892
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Aldabrachelys dussumieri
Synonym according to NCBI
Aldabrachelys elephantina
Synonym according to NCBI
Dipsochelys dussumieri
Synonym according to NCBI
Dipsochelys elephantina (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Geochelone gigantea
Synonym according to NCBI
Testudo daudinii Duméril & Bibron 1835
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Testudo elephantina Duméril & Bibron 1835
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Testudo gigantea
Synonym according to NCBI
Testudo hololissa Günther 1875
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Testudo indica Schneider 1783
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Aldabrachelys elephantina
Synonym according to CITES
Aldabrachelys elephantina Broadley & Howell 1991
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Chelonoidis gigantea
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys abrupta
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys arnoldi
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys arnoldi Bour 1982
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dipsochelys daudinii
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys dussumieri
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys dussumieri (Gray 1831)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Dipsochelys dussumieri Valverde 2004
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dipsochelys elephantina
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys elephantina Bour 1982
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dipsochelys grandidieri
Synonym according to CITES
Dipsochelys hololissa
Synonym according to CITES
Geochelone arnoldi
Synonym according to CITES
Geochelone dussumieri
Synonym according to CITES
Geochelone dussumieri Fritz & Havas 2006
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Geochelone gigantea
Synonym according to CITES
Geochelone gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Geochelone gigantea Valverde 2004
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Geochelone hololissa
Synonym according to CITES
Megalochelys gigantea Obst 1985
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo daudinii
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo daudinii Duméril & Bibron 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, and Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo dussumieri Gray 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo dussumieri Gray 1831
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo elephantina
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo elephantina Duméril & Bibron 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo elephantina Duméril & Bibron 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo gigantea
Synonym according to CITES
Testudo gigantea Duméril & Bibron 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo gigantea Schweigger 1812
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, and Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo gigantea daudinii Mertens & Wermuth 1955
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo gouffei Rothschild 1906
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo gouffei Rothschild 1906
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo hololissa
Synonym according to CITES and Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo hololissa Günther 1877
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo indica Schneider 1783
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo ponderosa
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Testudo ponderosa Günther 1877
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo sumeirei Sauzier 1892
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Testudo sumeirei Sauzier 1892
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Aldabra giant tortoise preferred
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
Aldabra tortoise
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and AnAge
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Arabic

سلحفاة ألدابرا العملاقة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Nəhəng tısbağa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

гигантска костенурка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

tortuga gegant d'Aldabra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cebuano

Dipsochelys dussumieri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

亞達伯拉象龜 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

želva obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Aldabara-Reuzenschildpad preferred
Recognized by CITES

Finnish

Aldabranjättiläiskilpikonna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Tortue géante d'Aldabra preferred
Recognized by CITES
Tortue géante
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Galician

Tartaruga xigante de Aldabra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Aldabra-Riesenschildkröte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צב יבשה ענק preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

aldabrai óriásteknős preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kura-kura raksasa Aldabra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

アルダブラゾウガメ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

알다브라코끼리거북 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Kura-kura gergasi Aldabra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ആൽഡബ്ര ജയന്റ് ടോർടോയിസ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Bitsįʼ Yishtłizhii Tónteeldę́ę́ʼ chʼééh digháhiitsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

لاک‌پشت غول‌پیکر آلدابرا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Żółw olbrzymi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

гигантская черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Алдабранска џиновска корњача preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

korytnačka obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Tortuga gigante de Aldabra preferred
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

Marios sköldpadda
prefer
Recognized by CITES
aldabrasköldpadda
prefer
Recognized by CITES
jättesköldpadda
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Aldabrasköldpadda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Альдабрська черепаха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Rùa khổng lồ Aldabra preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Waray

Dipsochelys dussumieri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

الدابرا جن کھچوپڑا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther 1877)
Aldabrachelys abrupta (Grandidier 1868)
Aldabrachelys grandidieri (Vaillant 1885)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther 1877)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther 1877)
Aldabrachelys abrupta (Grandidier 1868)
Aldabrachelys grandidieri (Vaillant 1885)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther 1877)
Aldabrachelys abrupta (Grandidier 1868)
Aldabrachelys grandidieri (Vaillant 1885)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys Loveridge & Williams 1957
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther 1877)
Aldabrachelys abrupta (Grandidier 1868)
Aldabrachelys gouffii
Aldabrachelys grandidieri (Vaillant 1885)
Aldabrachelys sumeirei

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Testudines Batsch 1788
Cryptodira Cope 1868
Testudinoidea Fitzinger 1826
Testudinidae Batsch 1788
Aldabrachelys Loveridge & Williams 1957
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea (Schweigger 1812)
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa (Günther 1877)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Testudinidae
Geochelone gigantea (Schweigger 1812) (this page)
Astrochelys radiata (Shaw 1802)
Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant 1885)
Centrochelys sulcata (Miller 1779)
Chelonoidis abingdonii (Günther 1877)
Chelonoidis becki (Rothschild 1901)
Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Chelonoidis chilensis (Gray 1870)
Chelonoidis darwini (Van Denburgh 1907)
Chelonoidis denticulata (Linnaeus 1766)
Chelonoidis duncanensis (Pritchard 1996)
Chelonoidis guntheri (Baur 1889)
Chelonoidis hoodensis (Van Denburgh 1907)
Chelonoidis microphyes (Günther 1875)
Chelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild 1903)
Chelonoidis vandenburghi (De Sola 1930)
Chelonoidis vicina (Günther 1875)
Chersobius signatus (Gmelin 1789)
Chersobius solus Branch 2007
Cylindraspis indica (Schneider 1783)
Cylindraspis inepta (Günther 1873)
Cylindraspis peltastes (Duméril & Bibron 1835)
Cylindraspis triserrata (Günther 1873)
Cylindraspis vosmaeri (Suckow 1798)
Geochelone elegans (Schoepff 1795)
Geochelone platynota (Blyth 1863)
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857)
Gopherus flavomarginatus (Legler 1959)
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1802)
Indotestudo elongata (Blyth 1853)
Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel & Müller 1845)
Indotestudo travancorica (Boulenger 1907)
Kinixys erosa (Schweigger 1812)
Kinixys homeana Bell 1827
Kinixys natalensis Hewitt 1935
Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock 1903)
Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller 1840)
Manouria impressa (Günther 1882)
Psammobates geometricus (Linnaeus 1758)
Pyxis arachnoides Bell 1827
Pyxis planicauda (Grandidier 1867)
Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell 1828)
Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758
Testudo graeca subsp. nikolskii Chkhikvadze & Tunijev 1986
Testudo hermanni Gmelin 1789
Testudo hermanni subsp. hermanni Gmelin 1789
Testudo horsfieldii Gray 1844
Testudo kleinmanni Lortet 1883
Testudo marginata Schoepff 1793

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Testudines
Cryptodira
Durocryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys gigantea (this page)
Aldabrachelys grandidieri

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys
Aldabrachelys gigantea (this page)
Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi
Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii
Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea
Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa
Aldabrachelys abrupta
Aldabrachelys grandidieri

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Geochelone
Geochelone gigantea (this page)
Geochelone atlas
Geochelone carbonaria
Geochelone elegans
Geochelone gymnesica
Geochelone nigra
Geochelone platynota
Geochelone radiata
Geochelone sulcata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Testudinata
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinidae
Dipsochelys
Dipsochelys dussumieri (this page)
Dipsochelys abrupta
Dipsochelys arnoldi
Dipsochelys daudinii
Dipsochelys elephantina
Dipsochelys grandidieri
Dipsochelys hololissa
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