'Many mysteries still remain,' said scientists after sequencing genomes of the tortoise with a specimen found in 1906.
A specimen of the giant Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis phantasticus at the Galápagos National Park on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Archipelago after its discovery in 2019. Photo: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images, scientists confirmed in a new study.
The researchers found that the two Fernandina tortoises were members of the same species, genetically distinct from all others."For many years it was thought that the original specimen collected in 1906 had been transplanted to the island, as it was the only one of its kind," said Peter Grant, a Princeton professor of zoology, in a statement.
the findings "are extremely exciting from both evolutionary and conservation perspectives," offering "a glimmer of hope that the species may yet survive."International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List classifies all 14 giant Galápagos tortoises as either vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered or extinct.
"Are there more tortoises on Fernandina that can be brought back into captivity to start a breeding program? How did tortoises colonize Fernandina, and what is their evolutionary relationship to the other giant Galápagos tortoises?" Caccone continued.Axios on facebook
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