Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 19
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Publication Date
9-2009
Volume
66
Issue
3
First Page
280
Last Page
280
Publisher
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Abstract
I am writing in support of Jack Frazier’s petition to stabilise the name of the Aldabra tortoise by retaining the names Aldabrachelys and Testudo gigantea, and rendering Testudo dussumieri invalid. Frazier clearly and convincingly argues his case in the petition. In this case, Aldabrachelys and Testudo gigantea have been the norm in the scientific community when referring to the Aldabra tortoise. Changing the name based on a dubious holotype would cause terrible confusion, unnecessarily complicating future conservation and research.
Print ISSN
00075167
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2009 International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Fong, J. J. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 19. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66(3), 280.