Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi (Bour 1982a:121)

Holotype: MNHN 9564 (photographed in Bour 1982a:119); paratypes (2), MNHN 7872 (illustrated in Bour 1982a:119); and BMNH 74.2.6.5 (latter sampled genetically by Austin et al. 2003).

Aldabrachelys gigantea daudinii (Duméril & Bibron 1835:123)

Holotype: MNHN 7640 (scutes) and AC 4.11819 (skeleton), same specimen (7640 illustrated in Bour 1982a:119, and photographed in Bour 2006c 27; and sampled genetically by Austin et al. 2003); no paratypes designated (Bour 2006c:28).