Reptiles of the
Galapagos Islands [Ecuador]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Amblyrhynchus (Marine Iguana)
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Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Marine Iguana

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Etheridge in Burghardt & Rand 1982 Miralles, Macleod, Rodriguez, Ibanez, Jimenez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
Genus Conolophus (Galapagos Land Iguanas)
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Conolophus marthae

Galapagos Pink Land Iguana

Gentile & Snell 2009 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Conolophus pallidus

Santa Fe Land Iguana

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Etheridge in Burghardt & Rand 1982 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
 
Conolophus subcristatus

Galapagos Crested Land Iguana

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Etheridge in Burghardt & Rand 1982 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)
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Phyllodactylus andysabini

Wolf Volcano Leaf-toed Gecko

Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019
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Phyllodactylus barringtonensis

Santa Fe Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
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Phyllodactylus baurii

Floreana Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
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Phyllodactylus darwini

Darwin's Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 [as tuberculosus] Swash & Still 2005 [as tuberculosus] Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
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Phyllodactylus duncanensis

Pinzon Leaf-toed Gecko

Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Swash & Still 2005 [as galapagensis] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 [as galapagensis] Zug 2013 [as galapagensis]
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Phyllodactylus galapagensis

Santa Cruz Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
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Phyllodactylus gilberti

Wolf Island Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 [based on map] Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
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Phyllodactylus gorii

Espanola Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 [as baurii] Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 [as baurii] Swash & Still 2005 [as baurii] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 [as baurii]
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Phyllodactylus leei

San Cristobal Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
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Phyllodactylus maresi

Mares Leaf-toed Gecko

Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Lanza 1982 Zug 2013 [as galapagensis]
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Phyllodactylus simpsoni

Western Galapagos Leaf-toed Gecko

Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 [as galapagensis] Swash & Still 2005 [as galapagensis] Wermuth 1965 [as galapagensis] Zug 2013 [as galapagensis]
 Family Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)
Genus Microlophus (Pacific Keel-tailed Iguanas)
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Microlophus albemarlensis

Isabela Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Microlophus barringtonensis

Santa Fe Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 [as albemarlensis] Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 [as albemarlensis] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013 [as albemarlensis]
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Microlophus bivittatus

San Cristobal Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Microlophus delanonis

Espanola Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Microlophus duncanensis

Pinzon Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Microlophus grayii

Floreana Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Microlophus habelii

Marchena Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Microlophus indefatigabilis

Santa Cruz Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 [as albemarlensis] Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 [as albemarlensis] Swash & Still 2005 [as albemarlensis] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013 [as albemarlensis]
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Microlophus jacobii

Santiago Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 [as albemarlensis] Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 [as albemarlensis] Swash & Still 2005 [as albemarlensis] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013 [as albemarlensis]
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Microlophus pacificus

Pinta Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal 2001 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Pseudalsophis (Neotropical Elegant Racers)
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Pseudalsophis biserialis

Eastern Galapagos Racer

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh 1912 Mertens 1960 Perez-Santos & Moreno 1991 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013
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Pseudalsophis darwini

Tortuga Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Alsophis "sleveni"] Denburgh 1912 [as s. slevini] Swash & Still 2005 [as s. slevini] Thomas 1997 [as s. slevini] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013 [as slevini]
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Pseudalsophis dorsalis

Santa Cruz Racer

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh 1912 Mertens 1960 Perez-Santos & Moreno 1991 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013 [as biserialis]
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Pseudalsophis hephaestus

Santiago Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Alsophis "sleveni"] Denburgh 1912 [as steindachneri] Mertens 1960 [as steindachneri] Swash & Still 2005 [as steindachneri] Thomas 1997 [as steindachneri] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013 [as steindachneri]
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Pseudalsophis hoodensis

Espanola Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Philodryas "biseralis"] Denburgh 1912 Mertens 1960 Perez-Santos & Moreno 1991 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013
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Pseudalsophis occidentalis

Western Galapagos Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Alsophis dorsalis] Denburgh 1912 Mertens 1960 Perez-Santos & Moreno 1991 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013 [as biserialis]
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Pseudalsophis slevini

Banded Galapagos Racer

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh 1912 Perez-Santos & Moreno 1991 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013
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Pseudalsophis steindachneri

Striped Galapagos Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Alsophis "sleveni"] Denburgh 1912 Mertens 1960 Perez-Santos & Moreno 1991 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013
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Pseudalsophis thomasi

Rabida Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Alsophis dorsalis] Denburgh 1912 [as d. dorsalis] Mertens 1960 [as d. dorsalis] Swash & Still 2005 [as d. dorsalis] Thomas 1997 [as d. dorsalis] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013 [as biserialis]
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Almendariz 1992 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Denburgh 1912 Ernst 1992 Ineich 1988 Reynolds & Pickwell 1984 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Alava 2008 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Almendariz 1992 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Iverson 1992 Pritchard 1971 Pritchard 1979 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Almendariz 1992 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Pritchard 1971 Pritchard 1979 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Almendariz 1992 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)
  EX
Chelonoidis abingdonii

Pinta Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis becki

Northern Isabela Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as elephantopus (part)] Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis chathamensis

San Cristobal Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis darwini

Santiago Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis donfaustoi

Eastern Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise

Poulakakis, Edwards, Chiari, Garrick, Russello, Benavides, Watkins-Colwell, Glaberman, Tapia, Gibbs, Cayot & Caccone 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019
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Chelonoidis duncanensis

Pinzon Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 [as ephippium] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 [as ephippium] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as ephippium] Zug 2013 [as ephippium]
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Chelonoidis guntheri

Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise

Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis hoodensis

Espanola Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis microphyes

Volcan Darwin Giant Tortoise

Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
  EX
Chelonoidis niger

Black Giant Tortoise

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019
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Chelonoidis phantasticus

Fernandina Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
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Chelonoidis porteri

Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 [as nigrita] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as nigrita] Zug 2013
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Chelonoidis vandenburghi

Volcan Alcedo Giant Tortoise

Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013
  *
Chelonoidis vicina

Southern Isabela Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013