亞達伯拉象龜屬

亞達伯拉象龜屬學名Aldabrachelys[1])是龜鱉目陸龜科的一個,主要生活在塞舌耳群島馬達加斯加附近的阿爾達布拉環礁和週邊島嶼,故以環礁名命名。此屬物種因其原始標本實際上屬於黃腿象龜而備受爭,[2] 但是仍然通過請願而保存下來。[3]

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: 爬行綱 Reptilia
目: 龜鱉目 Testudines
亚目: 曲颈龟亚目 Cryptodira
科: 陸龜科 Testudinidae
属: 阿尔达布拉象龟属 Aldabrachelys
Loveridge and Williams, 1957[1]
異名
  • Megalochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  • Dipsochelys, Bour, 1982
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)

參考資料

编辑
  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[永久失效連結]
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Schweigger, A. F. 1812. Monographiae Cheloniorum. Königsberg. Arch. Naturwiss. Math. 1: 271-368, 406-458.