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The Pinta Island tortoise [4] (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii [2] [5]), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, [2] Abingdon Island tortoise, [1] or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, [2] is a recently extinct subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island.
It was hoped that more Pinta Island tortoises would be found, either on Pinta Island or in one of the world's zoos, similar to the discovery of the Española Island male in San Diego. No other Pinta Island tortoises were found. The Pinta Island tortoise was pronounced functionally extinct, as George was in captivity.
Based on its disjunct distribution, the species might have occurred on all main islands except the island of Hawaii and perhaps Kauai, although more fossils are needed for confirmation. [50] The primitive koa finch populations from Oahu and Maui might represent two distinct species, but more fossils or genetic data are necessary. [ 50 ]
This individual, born in a laboratory at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, was named George, after Lonesome George, a Pinta Island tortoise that was also the last of its kind. [6] George's parents were collected from the last known wild population of A. apexfulva , in a few trees near Oahu's Poamoho trail. [ 2 ]
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Santa Fe Island tortoise. Extinct [51] N/A There have been accounts of whalers removing tortoises from Santa Fe Island, and two informants to the 1905-1905 California Academy of Sciences expedition mention locals removing tortoises in 1876 and 1890. These accounts, however, were given 30 and 15 years, respectively, after the incidents.