skˈɑːt ˈeɪ. tˈɑːmsən, kjʊɹɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə tʃɛlˈoʊniən ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt nˈoʊts ðætðə sˌiːˌɑːɹɹˈaɪ hɐz fˈoːɹtiːn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɔːɹɾəs ænd tˈɜːɾəl spˈɛsɪmənz ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd wɪð sˌʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˌʌnɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd spˈɛsɪmənz.
Scott A. Thomson, curator of the Chelonian Research Institute notes that the CRI has 14500 tortoise and turtle specimens registered with some 2000 unregistered specimens.