加拉帕戈斯象龜

加拉巴哥象龜(學名:Chelonoidis nigra)是現存體型最大的陸龜之一。為厄瓜多加拉巴哥群島特有。成年象龜身長1.5 米(4.9呎),平均体重达到175公斤,最高纪录为400公斤(880磅),在爬虫类中列第13位。野外寿命超过100年。2006年6月23日在澳洲動物園因心臟衰竭病逝的大象龜哈麗,估計享年約175歲,病逝前為世上最長壽的存活動物。

加拉帕戈斯象龜
棲息於聖克魯茲島上的加拉巴哥象龜。
保护状况
科学分类
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 爬行纲 Reptilia
目: 龟鳖目 Testudines
科: 陸龜科 Testudinidae
属: 南美象龜屬 Chelonoidis
种: 加拉帕戈斯象龜 C. nigra
二名法
Chelonoidis nigra
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824b[1])
亞種
  • 平塔岛象龟 C. n. abingdoni
    (Günther, 1877)[2]
  • C. n. becki
    (Rothschild, 1901)
  • C. n. chathamensis
    (Van Denburgh, 1907)[3]
  • C. n. darwini
    (Van Denburgh, 1907)[3]
  • C. n. duncanensis
    (Garman, 1917)[4]
  • C. n. hoodensis
    (Van Denburgh, 1907)[3]
  • C. n. nigra
    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824b)[1]
  • C. n. phantastica
    (Van Denburgh, 1907)[3]
  • C. n. porteri
    (Rothschild, 1903)[5]
  • C. n. vicina
    (Günther, 1875)[6]
異名[7]
亞種異名[8]
  • Testudo californiana
    Quoy & Gaimard, 1824a (nomen oblitum)
  • Testudo nigra
    Quoy & Gaimard, 1824b[1](nomen novum)
  • Testudo elephantopus
    Harlan, 1827 (nomen dubium)
  • Testudo nigrita
    Duméril and Bibron, 1834 (nomen dubium)
  • Testudo planiceps
    Gray, 1853[9](nomen dubium)
  • Testudo clivosa
    Garman, 1917[4](nomen dubium)
  • Testudo typica
    Garman, 1917[4](nomen dubium)
  • Testudo (Chelonoidis) elephantopus
    Williams, 1952[10]
  • Geochelone (Chelonoidis) elephantopus
    Pritchard, 1967[11]
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus
    Bour, 1980[12]
亞種異名 (概要)[13]

C. n. nigra (指名亞種)

  • Testudo californiana
    Quoy & Gaimard, 1824a (nomen oblitum)
  • Testudo nigra
    Quoy & Gaimard, 1824b[1](nomen novum)
  • Testudo galapagoensis
    Baur 1889[14]

C. n. abingdoni

  • Testudo ephippium
    Günther, 1875[6](partim, misidentified type specimen once erroneously attributed to what is now C. n. duncanensis)
  • Testudo abingdoni
    Günther, 1877[2]

C. n. becki

C. n. chathamensis

  • Testudo wallacei
    Rothschild 1902 (partim, nomen dubium)
  • Testudo chathamensis
    Van Denburgh, 1907[3]

C. n. darwini

  • Testudo wallacei
    Rothschild 1902 (partim, nomen dubium)
  • Testudo darwini
    Van Denburgh, 1907[3]

C. n. duncanensis

  • Testudo ephippium
    Günther, 1875[6](partim, misidentified type)
  • Geochelone nigra duncanensis
    Garman, 1917[4]in Pritchard, 1996[8](nomen nudum)

C. n. hoodensis

  • Testudo hoodensis
    Van Denburgh, 1907[3]

C. n. phantastica

  • Testudo phantasticus
    Van Denburgh, 1907[3]

C. n. porteri

  • Testudo nigrita
    Duméril and Bibron, 1834 (nomen dubium)
  • Testudo porteri
    Rothschild, 1903[5]

C. n. vicina

  • Testudo microphyes
    Günther, 1875[6]
  • Testudo vicina
    Günther, 1875[6]
  • Testudo güntheri
    Baur, 1889[14]
  • Testudo macrophyes
    Garman, 1917[4]
  • Testudo vandenburghi
    De Sola, R. 1930[15](nomen nudum)
亞種異名 (全部)[7]
Chelonoidis nigra nigra
  • Testudo nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Testudo californiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Testudo galapagoensis Baur, 1889
  • Testudo elephantopus galapagoensis Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone elephantopus galapagoensis Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis galapagoensis Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis nigra Bour, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus galapagoensis Obst, 1985
  • Geochelone nigra Pritchard, 1986
  • Geochelone nigra nigra Stubbs, 1989
  • Chelonoidis nigra galapagoensis David, 1994
  • Chelonoidis nigra nigra David, 1994
  • Geochelone elephantopus nigra Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
  • Testudo california Paull, 1998 (ex errore)
  • Testudo californianana Paull, 1999 (ex errore)
Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii
  • Testudo ephippium Günther, 1875
  • Testudo abingdonii Günther, 1877
  • Testudo abingdoni Van Denburgh, 1914 (ex errore)
  • Testudo elephantopus abingdonii Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Testudo elephantopus ephippium Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone abingdonii Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus ephippium Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone ephippium Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis abingdonii Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis ephippium Bour, 1980
  • Geochelone elephantopus abingdonii Groombridge, 1982
  • Geochelone abingdoni Fritts, 1983
  • Geochelone epphipium Fritts, 1983 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis nigra ephippium Pritchard, 1984
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus abingdoni Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus ephippium Obst, 1985
  • Geochelone nigra abingdoni Stubbs, 1989
  • Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii David, 1994
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus abingdonii Rogner, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra abdingdonii Obst, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone abdingdonii Obst, 1996
  • Geochelone nigra abdingdoni Obst, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone nigra ephyppium Caccone, Gibbs, Ketmaier, Suatoni & Powell, 1999 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis nigra ahingdonii Artner, 2003 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis abingdoni Joseph-Ouni, 2004
Chelonoidis nigra becki
  • Testudo becki Rothschild, 1901
  • Testudo bedsi Heller, 1903 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone becki Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus becki Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis becki Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus becki Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis nigra beckii David, 1994 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus beckii Rogner, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra becki Obst, 1996
Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis
  • Testudo wallacei Rothschild, 1902
  • Testudo chathamensis Van Denburgh, 1907
  • Testudo elephantopus chathamensis Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Testudo elephantopus wallacei Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Testudo chatamensis Slevin & Leviton, 1956 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone chathamensis Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus chathamensis Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus wallacei Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone wallacei Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis chathamensis Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus chathamensis Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus wallacei Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus chatamensis Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993
  • Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis David, 1994
  • Chelonoidis nigra wallacei Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
  • Geochelone cathamensis Obst, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone elephantopus chatamensis Paull, 1996
  • Testudo chathamensis chathamensis Pritchard, 1998
  • Cherlonoidis nigra wallacei Wilms, 1999
  • Geochelone nigra chatamensis Caccone, Gibbs, Ketmaier, Suatoni & Powell, 1999
  • Geochelone nigra wallacei Chambers, 2004

Chelonoidis nigra darwini

  • Testudo wallacei Rothschild, 1902
  • Testudo darwini Van Denburgh, 1907
  • Testudo elephantopus darwini Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Testudo elephantopus wallacei Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone darwini Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus darwini Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus wallacei Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone wallacei Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis darwini Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus darwini Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus wallacei Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis nigra darwinii David, 1994 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus darwinii Rogner, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra darwini Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra wallacei Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
  • Cherlonoidis nigra wallacei Wilms, 1999
  • Geochelone nigra darwinii Ferri, 2002
  • Geochelone nigra wallacei Chambers, 2004
Chelonoidis nigra duncanensis
  • Testudo duncanensis Garman, 1917 (nomen nudum)
  • Geochelone nigra duncanensis Stubbs, 1989
  • Geochelone nigra duncanensis Garman, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra duncanensis Artner, 2003
  • Chelonoidis duncanensis Joseph-Ouni, 2004
Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis
  • Testudo hoodensis Van Denburgh, 1907
  • Testudo elephantopus hoodensis Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone elephantopus hoodensis Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone hoodensis Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis hoodensis Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus hoodensis Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis David, 1994
Chelonoidis nigra phantastica
  • Testudo phantasticus Van Denburgh, 1907
  • Testudo phantastica Siebenrock, 1909
  • Testudo elephantopus phantastica Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone elephantopus phantastica Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone phantastica Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis phantastica Bour, 1980
  • Geochelone phantasticus Crumly, 1984
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus phantastica Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis nigra phantastica David, 1994
Chelonoidis nigra porteri
  • Testudo nigrita Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  • Testudo porteri Rothschild, 1903
  • Testudo elephantopus nigrita Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone elephantopus porteri Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone nigrita Pritchard, 1967
  • Chelonoidis nigrita Bour, 1980
  • Geochelone elephantopus nigrita Honegger, 1980
  • Geochelone porteri Fritts, 1983
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus nigrita Obst, 1985
  • Geochelone nigra porteri Stubbs, 1989
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus porteri Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993
  • Chelonoidis nigra nigrita David, 1994
  • Geochelone nigra perteri Müller & Schmidt, 1995 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis nigra porteri Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
Chelonoidis nigra vicina
  • Testudo elephantopus Harlan, 1827
  • Testudo microphyes Günther, 1875
  • Testudo vicina Günther, 1875
  • Testudo macrophyes Garman, 1917
  • Testudo vandenburghi de Sola, 1930
  • Testudo elephantopus elephantopus Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Geochelone elephantopus Williams, 1960
  • Geochelone elephantopus elephantopus Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus guentheri Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus guntheri Pritchard, 1967 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone elephantopus microphyes Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus vandenburgi Pritchard, 1967 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone guntheri Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone microphyes Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone vandenburghi Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone vicina Pritchard, 1967
  • Geochelone elephantopus microphys Arnold, 1979 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone elephantopus vandenburghi Pritchard, 1979
  • Chelonoides elephantopus Obst, 1980
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis guentheri Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis microphyes Bour, 1980
  • Chelonoidis vandenburghi Bour, 1980
  • Geochelone guentheri Fritts, 1983
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus elephantopus Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus guentheri Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus microphyes Obst, 1985
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus vandenburghi Obst, 1985
  • Geochelone elephantopus vicina Swingland, 1989
  • Geochelone elephantopus vicini Swingland, 1989 (ex errore)
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus guntheri Gosławski & Hryniewicz, 1993
  • Chelonoidis nigra guentheri David, 1994
  • Chelonoidis nigra microphyes David, 1994
  • Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi David, 1994
  • Geochelone nigra elephantopus Müller & Schmidt, 1995
  • Chelonoidis elephantopus vicina Rogner, 1996
  • Geochelone elephantopus vandenburghii Obst, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone vandenburghii Obst, 1996
  • Chelonoidis nigra microphyies Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone elephantopus microphytes Paull, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Geochelone elephantopus vandenbergi Paull, 1996 (ex errore)
  • Testudo elephantopus guntheri Paull, 1999
  • Chelonoidis nigra vicina Artner, 2003
  • Chelonoidis vicina Joseph-Ouni, 2004
  • Geochelone nigra guentheri Chambers, 2004

由於加拉帕戈斯群島中不同島上的生態環境有明顯的差異,故不同亞種的象龜形態都不同。在濕潤的高地島,象龟更大,有半球形的壳和短脖子,在干燥的低地岛,象龟更小,有马鞍形的壳和长脖子。这啟發出達爾文對“演化論”的思考。

近年這些群島上各品種之間的關係存在爭議,故現時將加拉帕戈斯象龜歸類為一個物種綜合(species complex),而非單一物種。

16世纪加拉巴哥象龜的數量大約有25萬隻,1970年代只剩下3000只,主要原因是人的捕猎以获取肉和油,栖息地被农业生产占用和物种入侵,如羊和猪。原有的15个亚种还剩十个亚种在野外生存,第十一个亚种只剩一只名为「孤独乔治」的雄龟,于2012年6月死亡。20世纪初开始的动物保护活动使象龟现有的数量回复到1.9万只。在国际自然保护联盟名录中属于易危物种。

分佈與棲息地

各亞種分佈:灰色表示尚有原生象龜的島嶼,但分佈極西的費爾南迪納島象龜於2019年重新被發現

加拉帕戈斯象龜只分佈於南美洲加拉帕戈斯群島的9個小島上。為適應各島上不同的環境以及食物來源,象龜在數百萬年間分化成15个亚种,现在仅約10种还有野外存活的个体,最近絕種的品种平塔岛象龟C. n. abingdoni)曾長期只剩一只名为「孤独乔治」的雄龟。加拉巴戈斯國家公園(Galapagos National ParkService)於2012年6月24日發出聲明,「孤獨喬治」已經死亡。在6月24號當日,長久以來一直照顧「孤獨喬治」的勒裏納(Fausto Llerena)發現牠的屍體癱在地上,面朝聖克魯斯島(Santa Cruz Island)上「牠水坑的所在方向」。[16]

品種列表

品種 [17][18] 保育狀況
C. abingdonii
平塔島象龜



2012年絶種,但在2007年於伊莎貝拉島發現與此種的混種[19]

C. becki (named for Rollo Beck)
沃爾夫火山象龜(來自伊莎貝拉島



易危

C. chathamensis
聖克里斯托巴爾島象龜



瀕危

C. darwini (以查爾斯·達爾文命名)
聖地亞哥島象龜



極危

C. duncanensis
平松島象龜


易危

C. donfaustoi
加拉帕戈斯·唐福斯托象龜(分佈在聖克魯茲島東部)

未知,現存約250隻;於2015年獲確認為新種
C. guentheri (以阿爾伯特·甘瑟命名)
內格拉火山象龜(來自伊莎貝拉島)



瀕危

C. hoodensis
艾斯潘諾拉島(西班牙島)象龜


極危

C. microphyes (L. 'small in stature')
達爾文火山象龜(來自伊莎貝拉島)



易危

C. nigra (L. 'black')
弗雷里安納島象龜

1846年被宣布絕種

C. phantasticus
費爾南迪納巨龜(分佈在費爾南迪納島



極危;於2019年重新被發現

C. porteri
聖克魯茲島象龜



極危

C. vandenburghi

阿爾塞多火山象龜(來自伊莎貝拉島)


易危

C. vicina (L. 'near')
阿蘇爾火山象龜(來自伊莎貝拉島)



瀕危

習性

龜是變溫動物(冷血動物),因此在陽光下曬1-2小時,吸收太陽的熱量,而天亮後他們會積極覓食。牠們每天睡8-9小時,大多在清晨或傍晚休息。同時,牠們的行走速度為每小時0.3公里(0.2英里)。

在較大、較潮濕及低海拔的島嶼上,龜之間會出現季節性遷移,在乾燥的季節,牠們會遷移到海拔較高(610米)的草原地區。同一路線已出現了很長時間,創造良好行走的路徑,而被烏龜通過的灌木叢被稱為「烏龜公路」。

在涼爽的夜晚,加拉帕戈斯象龜會會在泥濘的及雨水形成的池中休息,這可能是由於需要進行體溫調節和驅趕寄生蟲。亦有些龜會在伸出的岩石下休息。

飲食

加拉帕戈斯象龜是草食動物,食物包括仙人掌、草、樹葉、苔蘚和漿果等。一隻烏龜平均每天吃32-36公斤(70-80磅)的食物,但因消化系統的效率較低,因此攝取的營養也較少。

陸龜以植物的露水和汁液獲得大部分水份,因此,他們可以在很長時間內不喝水。他們也可以忍受長達18個月的時間不進食不喝水;而口渴時,他們喝水的速度可以既大量又快速,並儲在自己的膀胱及心臟,使他們在長時間內不用再喝水。在乾旱的島嶼上,象龜會在清晨時舔舐巨石上的露水,許多岩石上已形成因連續多代的此類行為所造成的岩石凹陷。

瀕危原因

達爾文初到加拉帕戈斯群島時,加拉帕戈斯象龜的數量大約有25萬隻,現在卻只剩下1萬9千隻。數量劇降的最主要原因是18至19世紀的捕鯨者海盜經常捕捉象龜作為在船上的糧食。

保護狀況

加拉帕戈斯群島現已受到厄瓜多政府保護,列為國家公園,也是世界自然遺產

参见

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  • 加拉巴哥象龜綜合 C. nigra complex[1]

外部連結

維基共享資源中与Chelonoidis nigra相關的分類

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