 the pinta island tortoise (chelonoidis nigra ), also known as the pinta giant tortoise, abingdon island tortoise, or abingdon island giant tortoise, was a subspecies of galÃ¡pagos tortoise native to ecuador's pinta island. the subspecies was described by albert gÃ¼nther in 1877 after specimens arrived in london. by the end of the 19th century, most of the pinta island tortoises had been wiped out due to hunting.{{cite book|last=nicholls|first=henry|t
Animals_described_in_1877 Chelonoidis Endemic_fauna_of_the_GalA!pagos_Islands Extinct_animals_of_South_America Extinct_reptiles