The Island of Origin of Richard Harlan's Galapagos Tortoise Testudo Elephantopus (2017)
Olson, Storrs L. (Author)
J. R. Humphrey (Author)
Archives of Natural History
Volume: 44
Issue: 1
Pages: 110-117
Nothing was known about the source of the specimen that was the basis for Richard Harlan's description of the tortoise Testudo elephantopus beyond the facts that it was from the Galapagos and was alive in the possession of Philadelphia businessman Whitton Evans before 5 September 1826. From published and archival sources we propose that there is compelling circumstantial evidence that this tortoise was taken on Charles (Floreana, Santa Maria) Island, Galapagos, in September 1825 by Evans's ship America, Isaiah Eldredge master, on its way to Honolulu and Canton. The historically important name Testudo elephantopus Harlan 1826 should therefore take precedence for the extinct tortoise of Charles Island.
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