Q. Chelonoidis phantasticus, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which species?
Answer: Tortoise
Notes: Chelonoidis phantasticus meaning ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ has been recently confirmed to belong to a Galápagos species which was believed extinct. The giant tortoise ‘Fernanda’, which was found alive in 2019, was named after ‘Fernandina Island’, where she was found in. The tortoise is the first of her species, Chelonoidis phantasticus, to be identified in more than a century.