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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.
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.
Pinta Island tortoise: Chelonoidis niger abingdonii: Pinta, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador The last wild individual (Lonesome George) was captured in 1972 and died in Santa Cruz's Tortoise Center in 2012, but hybrid descendants survive in northern Isabela Island. Declined due to hunting and habitat destruction by grazing feral goats. [63]
Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) Native to the island of Pinta in the northern Galapagos Archipelago, the last known individual of this species, Lonesome George , died in 2012.
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Scientists have used DNA to link her to a male found in 1906 on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. ... last of the Pinta Island Galapagos giant tortoises. ... in 2012 following his death from ...
The elongated island of Pinta is the northernmost of the active Galápagos volcanoes. Pinta is a shield volcano with an extensive underwater footprint originating from NNW-trending fissures. [ 4 ] It has an area of 60 km 2 (23 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 777 meters (2,549 ft).
Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise. On 24 June 2012, Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii), died in his habitat in the Galápagos Islands. [24] On 26 September 2016, Toughie, the last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum), died in the Atlanta Botanical Garden. [25] '