Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Turtles Testudinidae Indian Ocean Taxonomy of the genus Aldabrachelys Biodiversity of the family Testudinidae Bibliography of the genus Aldabrachelys (Aldabra Tortoise) (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Aldabrachelys gigantea Anonymous. 1968. Tortoises and frigates on Aldabra. Oryx 9: 385-386. Alcala, A.C. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(3): 274. Allen, R. 1969. On Aldabra's predicament. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 3: 30. Althaus, T. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(4): 356-357. Andriantsaralaza, S.; Pedrono, M.; Tassin, J.; Edmond, R.; Rakouth, B.; Danthu, P. 2014. The role of extinct giant tortoises in the germination of extant baobab Adansonia rubrostipa seeds in Madagascar. African Journal of Ecology 52(2): 246-249. Arnold, E.N. 1979. Indian Ocean giant tortoises: their systematics and island adaptations. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 286(1011): 127-145. Arnold, E.N. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(2): 177. Artner, H. 1998. Nomenklatur aktuell: Die Gattung Dipsochelys. Emys 5(6): 28-29. Austin, J.J. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(4): 356. Austin, J.J.; Arnold, E.N.; Bour, R. 2002. The provenance of type specimens of extinct Mascarene Island giant tortoises (Cylindraspis) revealed by ancient mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Herpetology 36(2): 280-285. Austin, J.J.; Arnold, E.N.; Bour, R. 2003. Was there a second adaptive radiation of giant tortoises in the Indian Ocean? Using mitochondrial DNA to investigate speciation and biogeography of Aldabrachelys (Reptilia, Testudinidae). Molecular Ecology 12(6): 1415-1424. Aworer, L.; Ramchurn, R. 2003. The relationships between length and weight of the Aldabra giant tortoise, Dipsochelys dussumieri, in Mauritius. Phelsuma 11: 52-58. Balmer, O.; Ciofi, C.; Galbraith, D.A.; Swingland, I.R.; Zug, G.R.; Caccone, A. 2011. Population genetic structure of Aldabra giant tortoises. Journal of Heredity 102(1): 29-37. Bauerfeld, K. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(3): 280. Beamish, T. 1974. Giant tortoises on Aldabra. Wildlife, Wld Conserv. Yb. 1973: 101-103. Beaver, K. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(1): 80-81. Beltz, R.E. 1953. Young specimens of Testudo gigantea daudinii in southern California. Herpetologica 8(4): 178. Bjorndal, K.A. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(1): 81. Blaszkiewitz, B. 1996. Riesenschildkröten-Daten aus dem Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde 1956-1991. Milu 8(6): 733-738. Bour, R. 1980. Systematique des tortues terrestres des iles Mascareignes: genre Cylindraspis Fitzinger, 1835 (Reptilia, Chelonii). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 2(3): 895-904. Bour, R. 1984. L'identite de Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (Reptilia, Chelonii). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 6(1): 159-175. Bour, R. 1984. Taxonomy, history and geography of Seychelles land tortoises and fresh-water turtles. Monographiae Biologicae 55: 281-307. Bour, R. 2006. Die Riesenschildkröten der Galapagos- und Seychelleninseln sowie des Maskarenen-Archipels. Marginata 12(3-4), 2006-2007: 6-15. Bour, R. 2006. Identity of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 and rediscovery of the type specimen. Emys 13(4): 12-23. Bour, R. 2013. [The latest on the tortoises of the Seychelles]. (In French). Cheloniens 29: 27-41. Bour, R.; Henkel, M. 2012. Hybridation entre la tortue d’Aldabra Dipsochelys dussumieri et la tortue sillonnée Centrochelys sulcata. Cheloniens 26: 36-38. Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Pritchard, P.C.H. 2010. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines) (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(1): 72-73. Bour, R.; Pritchard, P.C.H. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(2): 169-174. Bour, R.; Pritchard, P.C.H.; Iverson, J.B. 2010. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines) (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(1): 73-77. Bourn, D. 1975. The Aldabran giant tortoise population. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 14(1): 9. Bourn, D. 1976. Giant tortoises do almost too well on island reserve. Smithsonian 7(2): 82-91. Bourn, D. 1977. Reproductive study of giant tortoises on Aldabra. Journal of Zoology (London) 182(1): 27-38. Bourn, D. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(1): 85. Bourn, D.; Coe, M. 1978. The size, structure and distribution of the giant tortoise population of Aldabra. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 282(988): 139-175. Bourn, D.; Coe, M.J. 1979. Features of tortoise mortality and decomposition on Aldabra. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 286(1011): 189-193. Bourn, D.; Gibson, C.; Augeri, D.; Wilson, C.J.; Church, J.; Hay, S.I. 1999. The rise and fall of the Aldabran giant tortoise population. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 266(1424): 1091-1100. Bourn, D.M. 1976. The giant tortoise population of Aldabra (Cryptodira: Testudinidae). Zoologica Africana 11(2): 275-284. Braithwaite, C.J.R. 2016. The giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys, and its bearing on the biogeography and dispersal of terrestrial biota in the western Indian Ocean. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 461: 449-459. Bury, R.B. 2009. 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(Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(3): 275. Casale, P. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(2): 181. Casares, M. 1995. Untersuchungen zum Fortpflanzungsgeschehen bei Riesenschildkröten (Geochelone elephantopus und G. gigantea) und Landschildkröten (Testudo graeca und T. hermanni) anhand von Ultraschalldiagnostik und Steroidanalysen im Kot. Zoologische Garten 65(1): 50-76. Casares, M.; Honegger, R.E.; Rubel, A. 1995. Management of giant tortoises Geochelone elephantopus and Geochelone gigantea at Zürich Zoological Gardens. International Zoo Yearbook 34: 135-143. Casares, M.; Rubel, A.; Honegger, R.E. 1997. Observations on the female reproductive cycle of captive giant tortoises (Geochelone spp.) using ultrasound scanning. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 28(3): 267-273. Chambers, P. 2010. 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Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(2): 183. Coe, M. 2004. Orientation, movement and thermoregulation in the giant tortoises (Testudo (Geochelone) gigantea) of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 59(2): 73-77. Coe, M.; Swingland, I.R. 1984. Giant tortoises of the Seychelles. Monographiae Biologicae 55: 309-330. Coe, M.J.; Bourn, D.; Swingland, I.R. 1979. The biomass, production and carrying capacity of giant tortoises on Aldabra. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 286(1011): 163-176. Collie, J. 2009. Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea) (Reptilia, Testudines). (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(2): 176. 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