Galapagos islands tortoise | galapagos island tortoise 

All of our Galapagos islands tortoise are captive born here in Florida

after many decades of hard work by a small group of very dedicated breeders,

from breeding sized adults that we legally brought to the United States 30, 40 and many even 50 years ago.

Naturalists thought that sailors had  therefore transported the tortoises there.

we can only accept orders for them from Florida residents.

* Over the years, and finally some Americans, we have been generous supporters of the Ecuadorian Galapagos breeding project in the Galapagos islands tortoise.

Please understand that the Tortoises we offer hatch right here in Florida, as required by law,

all Florida born and bred Galapagos tortoises must stay in Florida – thank you.

The Galápagos Islands were discovered in 1535, but fianally appeared on the maps, of Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, around 1570.

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Naturalists thought that sailors had  therefore transported the tortoises there.

the pre-Linnaean authority Claude Perrault referred to similar species as Tortue des Indes in In 1676

 ,Johann Gottlob Schneider classified all giant tortoises as Testudo indica (“Indian tortoise”).  In 1783

 August Friedrich Schweigger named them Testudo gigantea (“gigantic tortoise”)  In 1812,

  André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibron classified the Galápagos tortoises as a separate species, which they named Testudo nigrita (“black tortoise”) in In 1834

Naturalists thought that sailors had  therefore transported the tortoises there.

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