Pinta Island Tortoise

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The Pinta Island Tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni, was also called the Pinta Giant Tortoise or Abingdon Island Tortoise. They were a subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, primarily wiped out in the wild by the mid 19th century; the last surviving member, Lonesome George, died in June 2012.

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Tony Cox

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The Pinta Island Tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni, was also called the Pinta Giant Tortoise or Abingdon Island Tortoise. They were a subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, primarily wiped out in the wild by the mid 19th century; the last surviving member, Lonesome George, died in June 2012.

Pinta Island Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, is a subspecies of GalÃ¡pagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island that is probably extinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinta_Island_tortoise
Lonesome George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lonesome George (c. 1910 - June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George
Galapagos Tortoise - WWF

Among the 14 sub-species found on the various islands there is a great variation in shell shape and size. It is thought that 3 of these sub-species are now extinct.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/galapagos_tortoise.cfm
The Preservation Of Lonesome George - Popular Science

Lonesome George was a tortoise-the most famous one ever, in fact. Decades after the last giant tortoise was thought to have disappeared from the island of Pinta in the Galapagos, Lonesome George turned up in 1971 and became a conservation icon.
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/preservation-lonesome-george
Pinta Island Tortoise - About

The Pinta Island tortoise went extinct when Lonesome George died on June 24, 2012.
http://endangeredspecies.about.com/od/extinctionpastandpresent/a/Profile-Pinta-Island-Tortoise.htm
We've Rediscovered 'Extinct' Giant Tortoises

The GalÃ¡pagos Islands, 1,000 kilometers off the coast of South America, are probably most famous as the place that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. They are home to an extraordinary array of wildlife, including giant GalÃ¡pagos tortoises, the world's largest land-living cold-blooded animals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/giant-tortoises-rediscovered_us_568f311ee4b0a2b6fb6f8e90
DNA Tests Show Lonesome George May Not Have Been Last of His Species

However, a genetic analysis by Yale University researchers of tortoises living in a remote area of a Galapagos Island suggests individuals of the same tortoise species may still be alive - perhaps ancestors of tortoises thrown overboard by 19th century sailors.
http://news.yale.edu/2012/11/15/dna-tests-show-lonesome-george-may-not-have-been-last-his-species
Could Lonesome George 'Return' From Extinction? - Telegraph

Lonesome George was the last surviving tortoise on Pinta Island in the Galapagos. Charles Darwin was the last scientist to see Floreana Island tortoises. But now both species could be "restored"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/galapagos/12052147/Could-Lonesome-George-return-from-extinction.html
Lonesome George - Galapagos Conservancy

Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the northern regions of the Galapagos Archipelago, was the last known survivor of the Pinta tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni).
http://www.galapagos.org/about_galapagos/about-galapagos/lonesome-george/
Lonesome George, Last of His Kind, Dies in GalÃ¡pagos

The centenarian reptile, perhaps best known for his reticence to mate, was the last giant tortoise of his kind.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120625-lonesome-george-tortoise-last-extinct-galapagos-science-animals/

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Pinta Island tortoise

Lonesome George at the Charles Darwin Research Station in 2006, the last known individual of his species of Galápagos tortoise
Conservation status
Extinct (2012) (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chelonoidis
Species:	C. niger
Subspecies:	† C. n. abingdonii
Trinomial name
†Chelonoidis niger abingdonii ( Günther, 1877) ^[2]

Map of the Galápagos Islands showing locations of different tortoise species.
Synonyms^[3]
Testudo abingdonii Günther, 1877 Testudo elephantopus abingdonii Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Geochelone elephantopus abingdonii Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone nigra abingdonii Iverson, 1992 Geochelone abingdonii Valverde, 2004

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Pinta Island Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, is a subspecies of GalÃ¡pagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island that is probably extinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinta_Island_tortoise
Lonesome George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lonesome George (c. 1910 - June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George
Galapagos Tortoise - WWF

Among the 14 sub-species found on the various islands there is a great variation in shell shape and size. It is thought that 3 of these sub-species are now extinct.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/galapagos_tortoise.cfm
The Preservation Of Lonesome George - Popular Science

Lonesome George was a tortoise-the most famous one ever, in fact. Decades after the last giant tortoise was thought to have disappeared from the island of Pinta in the Galapagos, Lonesome George turned up in 1971 and became a conservation icon.
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/preservation-lonesome-george
Pinta Island Tortoise - About

The Pinta Island tortoise went extinct when Lonesome George died on June 24, 2012.
http://endangeredspecies.about.com/od/extinctionpastandpresent/a/Profile-Pinta-Island-Tortoise.htm
We've Rediscovered 'Extinct' Giant Tortoises

The GalÃ¡pagos Islands, 1,000 kilometers off the coast of South America, are probably most famous as the place that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. They are home to an extraordinary array of wildlife, including giant GalÃ¡pagos tortoises, the world's largest land-living cold-blooded animals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/giant-tortoises-rediscovered_us_568f311ee4b0a2b6fb6f8e90
DNA Tests Show Lonesome George May Not Have Been Last of His Species

However, a genetic analysis by Yale University researchers of tortoises living in a remote area of a Galapagos Island suggests individuals of the same tortoise species may still be alive - perhaps ancestors of tortoises thrown overboard by 19th century sailors.
http://news.yale.edu/2012/11/15/dna-tests-show-lonesome-george-may-not-have-been-last-his-species
Could Lonesome George 'Return' From Extinction? - Telegraph

Lonesome George was the last surviving tortoise on Pinta Island in the Galapagos. Charles Darwin was the last scientist to see Floreana Island tortoises. But now both species could be "restored"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/galapagos/12052147/Could-Lonesome-George-return-from-extinction.html
Lonesome George - Galapagos Conservancy

Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the northern regions of the Galapagos Archipelago, was the last known survivor of the Pinta tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni).
http://www.galapagos.org/about_galapagos/about-galapagos/lonesome-george/
Lonesome George, Last of His Kind, Dies in GalÃ¡pagos

The centenarian reptile, perhaps best known for his reticence to mate, was the last giant tortoise of his kind.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120625-lonesome-george-tortoise-last-extinct-galapagos-science-animals/

Pinta Island tortoise

Lonesome George at the Charles Darwin Research Station in 2006, the last known individual of his species of Galápagos tortoise
Conservation status
Extinct (2012) (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chelonoidis
Species:	C. niger
Subspecies:	† C. n. abingdonii
Trinomial name
†Chelonoidis niger abingdonii ( Günther, 1877) ^[2]

Map of the Galápagos Islands showing locations of different tortoise species.
Synonyms^[3]
Testudo abingdonii Günther, 1877 Testudo elephantopus abingdonii Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Geochelone elephantopus abingdonii Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone nigra abingdonii Iverson, 1992 Geochelone abingdonii Valverde, 2004

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Pinta Island Tortoise

The Pinta Island Tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni, was also called the Pinta Giant Tortoise or Abingdon Island Tortoise. They were a subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, primarily wiped out in the wild by the mid 19th century; the last surviving member, Lonesome George, died in June 2012.

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