Image of the Day: Ninja Tortoise
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).
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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