Pinta Island tortoise (English Wikipedia)

Reynolds, Robert P.; Marlow, Ronald W. (1983). "Lonesome George, the Pinta Island Tortoise: A Case of Limited Alternatives". Noticias de Galápagos. 37: 14–7. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

doi.org

Cayot, L.J.; Gibbs, J.P.; Tapia, W.; Caccone, A. (2016). "Chelonoidis abingdonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9017A65487433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9017A65487433.en. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger; Rhodin, Anders G. J. (2011). "Turtles of the World, 2011 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". In Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Pritchard, Peter C. H.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Saumure, Raymond A.; Buhlmann, Kurt A.; Iverson, John B.; Mittermeier, Russell A. (eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian Research Monographs, Number 5. pp. 000.165 – 000.242. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v4.2011. ISBN 978-0-9653540-9-7. OCLC 472656069. S2CID 88917646.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of chelonians of the world". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 271. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.
Caccone et al. 1999 Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999-11-09). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Stephen Blake; Martin Wikelski; Fredy Cabrera; Anne Guezou; Miriam Silva; E. Sadeghayobi; Charles B. Yackulic; Patricia Jaramillo (2012). "Seed dispersal by Galapagos tortoises". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (11): 1961–72. Bibcode:2012JBiog..39.1961B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02672.x. S2CID 52209043.
Edwards, Danielle; Benavides, Edgar; Garrick, Ryan (January 2013). "The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos". Biological Conservation. 157: 225–8. Bibcode:2013BCons.157..225E. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.014.
Karl Campbell; C. Josh Donlan; Felipe Cruz; Victor Carrion (July 2004). "Eradication of feral goats Capra hircus from Pinta Island, Galápagos, Ecuador". Oryx. 38 (3). doi:10.1017/s0030605304000572. S2CID 247105.
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva JG, Jiang ZF, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna LF, Quinzin M, Álvarez MG, Carrero D, Beheregaray LB, Gibbs JP, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango JR, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans BR, Edwards DL, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gaughran SJ, Rueda DO, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White KP, Caccone A, López-Otín C (January 2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nat Ecol Evol. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.
Russello, M. A. (2007). "Lineage identification of Galápagos tortoises in captivity worldwide". Animal Conservation. 10 (3): 304–311. Bibcode:2007AnCon..10..304R. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00113.x. S2CID 85200951.
Russello, Michael A.; Beheregaray, Luciano B.; Gibbs, James P.; Fritts, Thomas; Havill, Nathan; Powell, Jeffrey R.; Caccone, Adalgisa (1 May 2007). "Lonesome George is not alone among Galápagos tortoises". Current Biology. 17 (9): R317 – R318. Bibcode:2007CBio...17.R317R. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.002. PMID 17470342. S2CID 3055405.

eluniverso.com

"Muere el Solitario George, la última tortuga gigante de isla Pinta". El Unveriso. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

escholarship.org

Edwards, Danielle; Benavides, Edgar; Garrick, Ryan (January 2013). "The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos". Biological Conservation. 157: 225–8. Bibcode:2013BCons.157..225E. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.014.

galapagos.org

"Lonesome George". Galapagos Conservancy. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

galapagospark.org

Proceso de Relaciones Públicas de la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos (2012-06-24). "El mundo pierde al solitario George". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-25.

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Caccone et al. 1999 Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999-11-09). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Stephen Blake; Martin Wikelski; Fredy Cabrera; Anne Guezou; Miriam Silva; E. Sadeghayobi; Charles B. Yackulic; Patricia Jaramillo (2012). "Seed dispersal by Galapagos tortoises". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (11): 1961–72. Bibcode:2012JBiog..39.1961B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02672.x. S2CID 52209043.
Edwards, Danielle; Benavides, Edgar; Garrick, Ryan (January 2013). "The genetic legacy of Lonesome George survives: Giant tortoises with Pinta Island ancestry identified in Galápagos". Biological Conservation. 157: 225–8. Bibcode:2013BCons.157..225E. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.014.
Russello, M. A. (2007). "Lineage identification of Galápagos tortoises in captivity worldwide". Animal Conservation. 10 (3): 304–311. Bibcode:2007AnCon..10..304R. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00113.x. S2CID 85200951.
Russello, Michael A.; Beheregaray, Luciano B.; Gibbs, James P.; Fritts, Thomas; Havill, Nathan; Powell, Jeffrey R.; Caccone, Adalgisa (1 May 2007). "Lonesome George is not alone among Galápagos tortoises". Current Biology. 17 (9): R317 – R318. Bibcode:2007CBio...17.R317R. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.002. PMID 17470342. S2CID 3055405.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com

"Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". The Times of India. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

islandconservation.org

"Breeding Efforts May Resurrect Giant Tortoise Species". Island Conservation. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

iucnredlist.org

Cayot, L.J.; Gibbs, J.P.; Tapia, W.; Caccone, A. (2016). "Chelonoidis abingdonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9017A65487433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9017A65487433.en. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

livescience.com

"Galapagos Tortoise 'Lonesome George' May Have Company". LiveScience. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

nationalpost.com

"Giant tortoise Lonesome George's death leaves the world one subspecies poorer". National Post. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

nbcnews.com

Raferty, Isolde. "Lonesome George, last-of-its-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". MSNBC. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

newscientist.com

Marshall, Michael (2012-06-26). "Lonesome George dies but his subspecies genes survive". New Scientist.
Nicholls, Henry (2007-06-06). "Galapagos tortoises: untangling the evolutionary threads". New Scientist.

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Caccone et al. 1999 Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999-11-09). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva JG, Jiang ZF, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna LF, Quinzin M, Álvarez MG, Carrero D, Beheregaray LB, Gibbs JP, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango JR, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans BR, Edwards DL, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gaughran SJ, Rueda DO, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White KP, Caccone A, López-Otín C (January 2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nat Ecol Evol. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.
Russello, Michael A.; Beheregaray, Luciano B.; Gibbs, James P.; Fritts, Thomas; Havill, Nathan; Powell, Jeffrey R.; Caccone, Adalgisa (1 May 2007). "Lonesome George is not alone among Galápagos tortoises". Current Biology. 17 (9): R317 – R318. Bibcode:2007CBio...17.R317R. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.002. PMID 17470342. S2CID 3055405.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Caccone et al. 1999 Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999-11-09). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva JG, Jiang ZF, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna LF, Quinzin M, Álvarez MG, Carrero D, Beheregaray LB, Gibbs JP, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango JR, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans BR, Edwards DL, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gaughran SJ, Rueda DO, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White KP, Caccone A, López-Otín C (January 2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nat Ecol Evol. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.

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recentlyextinctspecies.com

"Chelonoidis abingdonii (GÜNTHER, 1877)". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

reuters.com

Alexandra Valencia; Eduardo Garcia (2012-06-25). "Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

semanticscholar.org

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van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger; Rhodin, Anders G. J. (2011). "Turtles of the World, 2011 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". In Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Pritchard, Peter C. H.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Saumure, Raymond A.; Buhlmann, Kurt A.; Iverson, John B.; Mittermeier, Russell A. (eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian Research Monographs, Number 5. pp. 000.165 – 000.242. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v4.2011. ISBN 978-0-9653540-9-7. OCLC 472656069. S2CID 88917646.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of chelonians of the world". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 271. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.
Stephen Blake; Martin Wikelski; Fredy Cabrera; Anne Guezou; Miriam Silva; E. Sadeghayobi; Charles B. Yackulic; Patricia Jaramillo (2012). "Seed dispersal by Galapagos tortoises". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (11): 1961–72. Bibcode:2012JBiog..39.1961B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02672.x. S2CID 52209043.
Karl Campbell; C. Josh Donlan; Felipe Cruz; Victor Carrion (July 2004). "Eradication of feral goats Capra hircus from Pinta Island, Galápagos, Ecuador". Oryx. 38 (3). doi:10.1017/s0030605304000572. S2CID 247105.
Russello, M. A. (2007). "Lineage identification of Galápagos tortoises in captivity worldwide". Animal Conservation. 10 (3): 304–311. Bibcode:2007AnCon..10..304R. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00113.x. S2CID 85200951.
Russello, Michael A.; Beheregaray, Luciano B.; Gibbs, James P.; Fritts, Thomas; Havill, Nathan; Powell, Jeffrey R.; Caccone, Adalgisa (1 May 2007). "Lonesome George is not alone among Galápagos tortoises". Current Biology. 17 (9): R317 – R318. Bibcode:2007CBio...17.R317R. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.002. PMID 17470342. S2CID 3055405.

skeptic.com

Sulloway, Frank J. (2006-07-28). "Is Lonesome George Really Lonesome?". ESKEPTIC: The Email Newsletter of the Skeptics Society. ISSN 1556-5696.

theguardian.com

"Galápagos experts find a tortoise related to Lonesome George". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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Reynolds, Robert P.; Marlow, Ronald W. (1983). "Lonesome George, the Pinta Island Tortoise: A Case of Limited Alternatives". Noticias de Galápagos. 37: 14–7. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
Gardner, Simon (2001-02-06). "Lonesome George faces own Galapagos tortoise curse". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
Proceso de Relaciones Públicas de la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos (2012-06-24). "El mundo pierde al solitario George". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
"Muere el Solitario George, la última tortuga gigante de isla Pinta". El Unveriso. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

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van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger; Rhodin, Anders G. J. (2011). "Turtles of the World, 2011 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". In Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Pritchard, Peter C. H.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Saumure, Raymond A.; Buhlmann, Kurt A.; Iverson, John B.; Mittermeier, Russell A. (eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian Research Monographs, Number 5. pp. 000.165 – 000.242. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v4.2011. ISBN 978-0-9653540-9-7. OCLC 472656069. S2CID 88917646.
Hinckley, Story (2015-10-22). "14 animals declared extinct in the 21st century". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
Sulloway, Frank J. (2006-07-28). "Is Lonesome George Really Lonesome?". ESKEPTIC: The Email Newsletter of the Skeptics Society. ISSN 1556-5696.