Captive Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) faecal samples collected and the results of parasitological examinations.

a. In the Santa Cruz breeding centre, sampled adult tortoises comprised 1 C. abingdoni (from Pinta island), 20 C. hoodensis (from Espanola island) and 44 of undetermined species; sampled juveniles belonged to the species C. porteri, C. duncanensis, C. hoodensis and C. darwini. epg: number of nematode eggs counted per gram of faeces (CI 95%): 95% confidence interval for the porportion, the mean and the k parameter. k: parameter of overdispersion of negative binomial distribution. s2/m: variance to mean ratio.Captive Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) faecal samples collected and the results of parasitological examinations.