Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi, Eastern santa cruz tortoise
Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi, known as the eastern Santa Cruz tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise living on Santa Cruz Island, within the Galápagos. Until 2015, C. n. donfaustoi was classified as part of another subspecies, Chelonoidis porteri.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withWhile similar to other Galápagos tortoises, C. n. donfaustoi can be distinguished from them by means of shell size and shape. Some Galápagos tortoises are larger than C. n. donfaustoi, with higher anterior opening of the shell.
