Extinct

Pinta Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis abingdonii

Pinta Giant Tortoise

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On June 24th, 2012, Lonesome George — the sole remaining Pinta Island tortoise and Galapagos conservation icon

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Reptilia

ORDER

Testudines

FAMILY

Testudinidae

GENUS

Chelonoidis

Location

Galapagos

Reptile

Herbivore

Habitat

"Terrestrial, Shrubland"

Food

greens, grasses, native fruit, and cactus pads.

Last Seen

June 24th, 2012

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