Volcán Wolf giant tortoise

Volcán Wolf Giant Tortoise
Adult Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Testudinidae
Genus:Chelonoidis
Species: C. becki
Binomial name
Chelonoidis becki

The Volcán Wolf giant tortoise (Chelonoidis becki), also known as the Wolf Volcán giant tortoise[2], is a species of Galápagos tortoise native to the north side of Ecuador's Isabela Island. It is most commonly found on the northern, western, and southwestern slopes of Volcán Wolf[3], the volcano that it is named for. Having evolved to live in a specific environment, C. becki only occupies an estimated range of about 263 square kilometers.[2] An estimated 1,150 Volcán Wolf giant tortoises inhabit Volcán Wolf.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chelonoidis becki (Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise, Wolf Volcano Giant Tortoise)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  2. 1 2 "Chelonoidis becki (Volcan Wolf Giant Tortoise, Wolf Volcano Giant Tortoise)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Galapagos Giant Tortoises". people.rit.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  4. ↑ "See Shells: The 10 Remaining Galápagos Tortoise Subspecies - WebEcoist". WebEcoist. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
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