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Species of turtle named Fernanda after her Fernandina Island thought extinct 100 years ago rediscovered recently .
- Researchers have reported the confirmation in a paper in Nature Communications Biology.
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- It belongs to Chelonoidis phantasticus.
- Chelonoidis phantasticus means “fantastic giant tortoise”.
- Commonly called the Fernandina Island Galápagos giant tortoise
- The species was so far known only from a single individual, collected in 1906.
- Habitat and Distribution
- Chelonoidis phantasticus is a saddle backed tortoise adapted for browsing on higher vegetation such as Opuntia trees.
- Fernandina habitat is largely dry xeric brushland at lower elevations, but much of that habitat has been destroyed by extensive recent lava flows.
- The small area of remaining higher-quality habitat is mesic and at higher elevations.
- IUCN Status
- Chelonoidis phantasticus is listed as Critically Endangered
Source:IE
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