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The eastern Santa Cruz tortoise (Chelonoidis donfaustoi) was classified as a new species of Galápagos tortoise last month after genetic analyses separated it from the western Santa Cruz tortoise (C. porteri).

The Scientist Staff

Nov 3, 2015

GALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY, WASHINGTON TAPIA(See “Description of a new Galapagos giant tortoise species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island,” PLOS ONE, 2015.)

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