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Galapagos Group 



Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 

 Testudo 



abingdonii Giinth. 

 phantastica Van Denb. 

 ephippium Giinth. 

 becki Rothsch. . 

 hoodensis Van Denb. 

 galapagoensis Banr . 

 chathamensis Van Denb. 

 dartoini Van Denb. . 

 micropkyes Giinth. 

 giintheri Banr . 

 mcina Giinth. 

 wallacei Rothsch. 

 nigrita Dnm. and Bibr. 

 species 

 species 



Mascareue Group 



Testudo indica Schneid. . 

 Testudo vosmaeri Schoepff 

 Testudo peltastes Dum. and Bibr, 

 Testudo commersoni Vaill. 

 Testudo inepta Giinth. . 

 Testudo triserrata Giinth. 

 Testudo sauzieri Gadow 

 Testudo leptocnemis Giinth. . 

 'Testudo africana Schweigg. = grai 

 Testudo gadoioi Van Denb. 

 Testudo microtipnpanum Boul. 



Dnm. and Bibr. 



Abingdon Island 

 Narborongh Island 

 Dancan Island 

 North Albemarle 

 Hood Island 

 Charles Island 

 Chatham Island 

 James Island 

 Central Albemarle 

 S.E. Albemarle 

 Sonth Albemarle 

 Jervis Island 

 Indefatigable Island 

 Cowley Mountain 

 Barrington Island 



Reunion 

 Rodriguez 



■ Mauritins 



T. africatyi = grali may 

 be from Reunion, but it 

 is doubtful 



? 



Of the doubtful forms, the two of the Seychelles and Aldabra-Madagascar 

 group are quoted, the one on a large adult specimen in the Liverpool Bluseum, 

 two at Calcutta, one in Ceylon, and one at Tring, the other on a young 

 one at Tring respectively. The former are most likely semi-domesticated hybrids 

 of 1\ sumeirei x T. elephantina, and the latter of T. sumeirei x T. gigantea. 

 With regard to Galapagos doubtful forms, of the Cowley Mountain race only one 

 old ? is known, distinguished from ? T. nigrita by its greater " Middle Height." 

 Of the Barrington race only a few bones are known. Of the two doubtful 

 Mascarene forms T. leptocnemis is founded by Giinther on some extremely slender 

 bones with no associated carapace ; it may be and probably is identical with one of 

 the other Mauritius forms described from the carapace. T. africana Schweigg. = 

 graii Dum and Bibr. is founded on a carapace with scutes in the Paris Bluseum 

 of unknown origin, and may or may not be a Blauritian tortoise — more probably a 

 Reunion one. 



In the j)resent article the Sejxhelles and Aldabra-Madagascar forms are more 

 fully dealt with, and I have only added a few notes on Mascareue species. This 

 latter group I hope to deal with more thoroughly later on. I may, however, 

 mention here now that Dr. Gadow's ideas about the type of T. sumeirei are not 

 correct, partly owing to an error of M. Sauzier. The latter believed the origin 



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