Santiago Island giant tortoise

Summary

Santiago Island giant tortoise is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Santiago Island giant tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Charles Darwin is named after Santiago Island giant tortoise^[5].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[6].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Chelonoidis^[7].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's scientific name is Chelonoidis darwini^[8].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Chelonoidis niger darwini^[9].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's original combination is recorded as Testudo darwini^[10].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's taxon synonym is recorded as Chelonoidis nigra darwini^[11].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's taxon synonym is recorded as Testudo darwini^[12].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Gigante de Santiago'}^[13].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Island Giant Tortoise'}^[14].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Santiago Giant Tortoise'}^[15].
• Santiago Island giant tortoise's taxon synonym of is recorded as Chelonoidis nigra darwini^[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Santiago Island giant tortoise is Chelonoidis darwini^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Chelonoidis^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Gigante de Santiago'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Island Giant Tortoise'}^[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Santiago Giant Tortoise'}^[15].

Discovery and Description

Charles Darwin is named after Santiago Island giant tortoise^[5].

Identifiers

Santiago Island giant tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146003^[17]. Santiago Island giant tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 106726^[18]. Santiago Island giant tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7758793^[19]. Santiago Island giant tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949451^[20].

Why It Matters

Santiago Island giant tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]