Chelonoidis sp. nov. 'Mayaguana'
Mayaguana giant tortoise
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Holocene?
Distribution
Mayaguana, Mayaguana Bank, Bamahas
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Kehlmaier, Christian et al. (2021). Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises. Scientific Reports 11: 3224.
Steadman, David W. et al. (2019). The paleoecology and extinction of endemic tortoises in the Bahamian Archipelago. The Holocene. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683619887412 [Abstract]