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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 | 1 min read

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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