Chelonoidis sp. nov. 'Curaçao'
Curaçao giant tortoise
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Curaçao
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Hoojier, D. A. (1963). Geochelone from the Pleistocene of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Copeia 1963(3): 579-580.
Turtle Extinctions Working Group et al. (2015). Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5: 1-66.