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Pinta Island Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island that is probably extinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinta_Island_tortoise
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Lonesome George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lonesome George (c. 1910 - June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George
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Galapagos Tortoise - WWF
Among the 14 sub-species found on the various islands there is a great variation in shell shape and size. It is thought that 3 of these sub-species are now extinct.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/galapagos_tortoise.cfm
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The Preservation Of Lonesome George - Popular Science
Lonesome George was a tortoise-the most famous one ever, in fact. Decades after the last giant tortoise was thought to have disappeared from the island of Pinta in the Galapagos, Lonesome George turned up in 1971 and became a conservation icon.
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/preservation-lonesome-george
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Pinta Island Tortoise - About
The Pinta Island tortoise went extinct when Lonesome George died on June 24, 2012.
http://endangeredspecies.about.com/od/extinctionpastandpresent/a/Profile-Pinta-Island-Tortoise.htm
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We've Rediscovered 'Extinct' Giant Tortoises
The Galápagos Islands, 1,000 kilometers off the coast of South America, are probably most famous as the place that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. They are home to an extraordinary array of wildlife, including giant Galápagos tortoises, the world's largest land-living cold-blooded animals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/giant-tortoises-rediscovered_us_568f311ee4b0a2b6fb6f8e90
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DNA Tests Show Lonesome George May Not Have Been Last of His Species
However, a genetic analysis by Yale University researchers of tortoises living in a remote area of a Galapagos Island suggests individuals of the same tortoise species may still be alive - perhaps ancestors of tortoises thrown overboard by 19th century sailors.
http://news.yale.edu/2012/11/15/dna-tests-show-lonesome-george-may-not-have-been-last-his-species
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Could Lonesome George 'Return' From Extinction? - Telegraph
Lonesome George was the last surviving tortoise on Pinta Island in the Galapagos. Charles Darwin was the last scientist to see Floreana Island tortoises. But now both species could be "restored"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/galapagos/12052147/Could-Lonesome-George-return-from-extinction.html
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Lonesome George - Galapagos Conservancy
Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the northern regions of the Galapagos Archipelago, was the last known survivor of the Pinta tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni).
http://www.galapagos.org/about_galapagos/about-galapagos/lonesome-george/
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Lonesome George, Last of His Kind, Dies in Galápagos
The centenarian reptile, perhaps best known for his reticence to mate, was the last giant tortoise of his kind.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120625-lonesome-george-tortoise-last-extinct-galapagos-science-animals/
