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亚达伯拉象龟属

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阿尔达布拉象龟属
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 爬行纲 Reptilia
目: 龟鳖目 Testudines
亚目: 曲颈龟亚目 Cryptodira
科: 陆龟科 Testudinidae
属: 阿尔达布拉象龟属 Aldabrachelys
Loveridge and Williams, 1957[1]
异名
  • Megalochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  • Dipsochelys, Bour, 1982

亚达伯拉象龟属学名Aldabrachelys[1])是龟鳖目陆龟科的一个,主要生活在塞舌耳群岛马达加斯加附近的阿尔达布拉环礁和周边岛屿,故以环礁名命名。此属物种因其原始标本实际上属于黄腿象龟而备受争,[2] 但是仍然通过请愿而保存下来。[3]

Aldabrachelys gigantia arnoldi (Bour,1982)
Aldabrachelys gigantia daudinii (Duméril & Bibron,1835)
Aldabrachelys gigantia gigantia(Schweigger,1812)[4]
Aldabrachelys gigantia hololissa(Günther,1877)
  • Aldabrachelys grandidieri (Vaillant,1885)

参考资料

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Loveridge, A., and E. E. Williams. 1957. Revision of the African tortoises and turtles of the suborder Cryptodira. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 115: 163-557.
  2. ^ Bour, R. 2006. Identity of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 and rediscovery of the type specimen. Emys, 13(4): 12–23.
  3. ^ Frazer, J., 2009. Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by maintenance of a designated neotype, and suppression of Testudo dussumieri Gray, 1831 (currently Dipsochelys dussumieri) BZN 66(1):Case:3463[永久失效链接]
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Schweigger, A. F. 1812. Monographiae Cheloniorum. Königsberg. Arch. Naturwiss. Math. 1: 271-368, 406-458.