Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi
| Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi | |
|---|---|
| At Santa Cruz, Galápagos, in 2024. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chelonoidis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. n. donfaustoi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi Poulakakis, Edwards & Caccone, 2015 | |
range of C. donfaustoi on Santa Cruz Island (inset: Galápagos Islands) | |
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 considered conspecific with the western Santa Cruz tortoise, C. n. porteri.