In 1834, André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibron classified the Galápagos tortoises as a separate species, which they named Testudo nigrita ("black tortoise").
En 1834, André Marie Constant Duméril e Gabriel Bibron clasificaron as tartarugas das Galápagos como especie distinta, á cal chamaron Testudo nigrita ('tartaruga negra').