Centrochelys vulcanica
| Gran Canaria giant tortoise Temporal range: Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Centrochelys |
| Species: | †C. vulcanica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Centrochelys vulcanica (López-Jurado & Mateo, 1993) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Geochelone vulcanica López-Jurado & Mateo, 1993 | |
The Gran Canaria giant tortoise (Centrochelys vulcanica) is an extinct species of cryptodire turtle in the family Testudinidae endemic to the island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands.