Pinta Island tortoise photograph

Pinta Island Tortoise

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Scientific nameChelonoidis nigra abingdonii
Family Testudinidae
Higher classification Galápagos tortoise
Phylum Chordata
Order Turtle
Rank Subspecies
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2461052
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About Pinta Island Tortoise


The Pinta Island tortoise, also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, is a species of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island that is most likely extinct. The species was described by Albert Günther in 1877 after specimens arrived in London.

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