Biogeographical Region:

Madagascan Region  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Indian Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Dry

Remarks:

skull, partial shell and partial postcranial skeleton

Sex:

Male

Place:

Dune Jean-Louis, 200 m NE of, and 70 m N of Primier L'Anse, Grande Terre, Aldabra Atoll, Aldabra Islands, Africa, Indian Ocean

Collection Date:

18 Mar 1985

Record Last Modified:

25 Mar 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Testudines, Cryptodira, Testudinidae

Published Name:

Geochelone gigantea

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Accession Number:

364419

Other Numbers:

Field Number : JGF 4257

USNM Number:

269974

See more items in:

Vertebrate Zoology

Amphibians & Reptiles

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e296ef83-7318-4c57-a905-f9b2462613ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_6142952