Kura-kura gergasi Aldabra

Kura-kura gergasi Aldabra
Status pemuliharaan
	; Terjejas (IUCN 3.1)
Pengelasan saintifik
Alam:	Haiwan
Filum:	Kordata
Kelas:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Kriptodira
Superkeluarga:	Testudinoidea
Keluarga:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Aldabrachelys
Spesies:	A. gigantea
Nama binomial
	Aldabrachelys gigantea; Schweigger, 1812
Sinonim
	Testudo dussumieri Schlegel, 1831 (nomen nudum); Testudo dussumieri Gray, 1831; Testudo daudinii Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Testudo elephantina Duméril & Bibron, 1835; Geochelone (Chelonoidis) gigantea Fitzinger, 1835; Testudo hololissa Günther, 1875 (nomen nudum); Testudo hololissa Günther, 1877; Testudo ponderosa Günther, 1877; Testudo sumeirei Sauzier, 1892; Testudo gigantea elephantina Rothschild, 1897; Testudo gigantea gigantea Rothschild, 1897; Testudo gigantea daudini Rothschild, 1906 (ex errore); Testudo gigantea soumeirei Rothschild, 1906 (ex errore); Testudo gouffei Rothschild, 1906; Testudo daudini Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934; Testudo gigantea daudinii Mertens & Wermuth, 1955; Geochelone sumeiri Loveridge & Williams, 1957 (ex errore); Geochelone elephantina Pritchard, 1967; Geochelone gigantea daudinii Pritchard, 1967; Geochelone gigantea gigantea Pritchard, 1967; Geochelone gouffei Pritchard, 1967; Geochelone sumeirei Pritchard, 1967; Aldabrachelys gigantea Percy, 1970; Megalochelys gigantea gigantea Obst, 1978; Geochelone gigantea elephantina Honegger, 1980; Dipsochelys arnoldi Bour, 1982; Dipsochelys daudinii Bour, 1982; Dipsochelys elephantina Bour, 1982; Dipsochelys hololissa Bour, 1982; Geochelone sumieri Crumly, 1982 (ex errore); Dipsochelys sumeirei Bour, 1984; Megalochelys gouffei Obst, 1985; Megalochelys sumeirei Obst, 1985; Aldabrachelys elephantina Iverson, 1986; Dipsochelys elephantina elephantina Bour, 1988; Dipsochelys elephantina sumeirei Bour, 1988; Dipsochelys dussumieri Gerlach & Canning, 1996; Dipsochelys gigantea Gerlach & Canning, 1996; Dipsochelys resurrecta Gerlach & Canning, 1996 (nomen nudum); Testudo sumieri Gerlach & Canning, 1996; Dipsochelis elephantina Rogner, 1996; Geochelone gigentea Sharma, 1998 (ex errore); Geochelone daudinii Farkas & Sasvári, 1999; Geochelone dussumieri Farkas & Sasvári, 1999; Geochelone hololissa Farkas & Sasvári, 1999; Testudo arnoldi Paull, 1999; Aldabrachelys dussumieri Orenstein, 2001; Dipsochelys resurrecto Ferri, 2002 (ex errore); Aldabrachelys arnoldi Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003; Aldabrachelys daudinii Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003; Aldabrachelys gouffei Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003; Aldabrachelys hololissa Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003; Aldabrachelys ponderosa Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003; Aldabrachelys sumeirei Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003; Aldabrachelys sumierei Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 (ex errore); Aldabrachelys elephantopus Claude & Tong, 2004; Dipsochelys dussumieri sumeirei Gerlach, 2004; Dipsochelys elephantopus Gerlach, 2004; Dipsochelys sumierei Chambers, 2004; Testudo elephantine Chambers, 2004 (ex errore); Aldabrachelys arnoldii Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006 (ex errore); Emys gigantea Grandidier, 1868; Testudo grandidieri Vaillant, 1885; Geochelone grandidieri Loveridge & Williams, 1957; Aldabrachelys grandidieri Bour, 1980; Dipsochelys grandidieri Bour, 1982; Megalochelys grandidieri Obst, 1985;

Kura-kura gergasi Aldabra (Aldabrachelys gigantea), berasal dari kepulauan Atoll Aldabra di Seychelles, merupakan kura-kura kedua terbesar di dunia. Hampir menyamai kura-kura Galapagos dari segi saiz, purata tempurungnya sekitar 120 cm (47 in) panjang. Berat purata jantan adalah sekitar 250 kg (551 paun), tetapi seekor kura-kura Aldabra jantan di Taman ZoologiFort Worth mencecah berat melebihi 360 kg (793 paun).

Kura-kura gergasi Aldabra

Status pemuliharaan
Terjejas (IUCN 3.1)
Pengelasan saintifik
Alam:	Haiwan
Filum:	Kordata
Kelas:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Kriptodira
Superkeluarga:	Testudinoidea
Keluarga:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Aldabrachelys
Spesies:	A. gigantea
Nama binomial
*Aldabrachelys gigantea* Schweigger, 1812
Sinonim
Testudo dussumieri Schlegel, 1831 (nomen nudum) Testudo dussumieri Gray, 1831 Testudo daudinii Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Testudo elephantina Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Geochelone (Chelonoidis) gigantea Fitzinger, 1835 Testudo hololissa Günther, 1875 (nomen nudum) Testudo hololissa Günther, 1877 Testudo ponderosa Günther, 1877 Testudo sumeirei Sauzier, 1892 Testudo gigantea elephantina Rothschild, 1897 Testudo gigantea gigantea Rothschild, 1897 Testudo gigantea daudini Rothschild, 1906 (ex errore) Testudo gigantea soumeirei Rothschild, 1906 (ex errore) Testudo gouffei Rothschild, 1906 Testudo daudini Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 Testudo gigantea daudinii Mertens & Wermuth, 1955 Geochelone sumeiri Loveridge & Williams, 1957 (ex errore) Geochelone elephantina Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone gigantea daudinii Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone gigantea gigantea Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone gouffei Pritchard, 1967 Geochelone sumeirei Pritchard, 1967 Aldabrachelys gigantea Percy, 1970 Megalochelys gigantea gigantea Obst, 1978 Geochelone gigantea elephantina Honegger, 1980 Dipsochelys arnoldi Bour, 1982 Dipsochelys daudinii Bour, 1982 Dipsochelys elephantina Bour, 1982 Dipsochelys hololissa Bour, 1982 Geochelone sumieri Crumly, 1982 (ex errore) Dipsochelys sumeirei Bour, 1984 Megalochelys gouffei Obst, 1985 Megalochelys sumeirei Obst, 1985 Aldabrachelys elephantina Iverson, 1986 Dipsochelys elephantina elephantina Bour, 1988 Dipsochelys elephantina sumeirei Bour, 1988 Dipsochelys dussumieri Gerlach & Canning, 1996 Dipsochelys gigantea Gerlach & Canning, 1996 Dipsochelys resurrecta Gerlach & Canning, 1996 (nomen nudum) Testudo sumieri Gerlach & Canning, 1996 Dipsochelis elephantina Rogner, 1996 Geochelone gigentea Sharma, 1998 (ex errore) Geochelone daudinii Farkas & Sasvári, 1999 Geochelone dussumieri Farkas & Sasvári, 1999 Geochelone hololissa Farkas & Sasvári, 1999 Testudo arnoldi Paull, 1999 Aldabrachelys dussumieri Orenstein, 2001 Dipsochelys resurrecto Ferri, 2002 (ex errore) Aldabrachelys arnoldi Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 Aldabrachelys daudinii Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 Aldabrachelys gouffei Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 Aldabrachelys hololissa Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 Aldabrachelys ponderosa Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 Aldabrachelys sumeirei Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 Aldabrachelys sumierei Austin, Arnold & Bour, 2003 (ex errore) Aldabrachelys elephantopus Claude & Tong, 2004 Dipsochelys dussumieri sumeirei Gerlach, 2004 Dipsochelys elephantopus Gerlach, 2004 Dipsochelys sumierei Chambers, 2004 Testudo elephantine Chambers, 2004 (ex errore) Aldabrachelys arnoldii Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006 (ex errore) Emys gigantea Grandidier, 1868 Testudo grandidieri Vaillant, 1885 Geochelone grandidieri Loveridge & Williams, 1957 Aldabrachelys grandidieri Bour, 1980 Dipsochelys grandidieri Bour, 1982 Megalochelys grandidieri Obst, 1985